Viral vectors encoding apoptosis-inducing proteins and methods for making and using the same

ABSTRACT

This invention discloses a novel method for propagation of viral vectors encoding proteins that induce apoptosis. The invention also discloses viral vectors produced by such methods and cells transfected with such vectors. Also disclosed are methods for suppressing T-lymphocyte-mediated graft rejection, for suppressing T-lymphocyte-mediated disease and for inducing apoptosis in cancer cells.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) fromU.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/134,416, filed May 17, 1999,entitled “Product for Production of Apoptosis-Inducing Proteins and UsesTherefor”. This application is also a continuation-in-part of copendingU.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/087,195, filed May 29, 1998,entitled “Use of Fas Ligand to Suppress T-Lymphocyte-Mediated ImmuneResponse”, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.08/378,507, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,759,536, issued Jun. 2, 1998, entitled“Use of Fas Ligand to Suppress T-Lymphocyte-Mediated Immune Response”,which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No.08/250,478, filed May 27, 1994, entitled “Use of Fas Ligand to SuppressT-Lymphocyte-Mediated Immune Response”, now abandoned. The entiredisclosures of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/134,416, U.S.patent application Ser. No. 09/087,195, U.S. Pat. No. 5,759,536 and U.S.patent application Ser. No. 08/250,478 are incorporated herein byreference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention generally relates to a method forpropagating viral vectors encoding proteins that induce apoptosis, andto products and methods related to the used of such viral vectors. Inparticular, the present invention relates to methods of using viralvectors of the present invention in methods for suppressingT-lymphocyte-mediated graft rejection and T-lymphocyte-mediated diseaseand for inducing apoptosis in cancer cells.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Apoptosis is a regulated form of cell death that is necessary fornormal cell function and development. The regulation of apoptosis in acell is mediated by diverse signals and complex interactions of manydifferent cellular gene products. Dysregulation of apoptosis can causeor contribute to a variety of diseases and conditions. However, havingthe ability to induce apoptosis in target cells in certain diseasestates would be extremely advantageous. Over the past several years,numerous gene products which modulate the apoptotic process have beenidentified. The discovery of such gene products presents opportunitiesto intervene in normal and abnormal cellular processes and regulate celldeath for therapeutic purposes.

[0004] Fas is one such gene product. Fas (CD95/APO-1) is a transmembraneglycoprotein that is related to the receptors for tumor necrosis factorand nerve growth factor (Itoh et al., 1991, Cell 66:23-243; Oehm et al.,1992, J. Biol. Chem. 267:10709-10715). Upon being cross-linked withagonistic anti-Fas antibodies or Fas ligand (FasL), Fas initiates acomplex signal transduction pathway that, in sensitive cell types,ultimately ends in apoptotic cell death. The Fas/FasL pathway isprobably best recognized for its role in the downregulation of expandedclonal T lymphocyte populations. In this system, Fas is upregulatedwithin a few hours of T cell activation (Miyawaki et al., 1992, J.Immunol. 149:3753-3758). Several days later, Fas becomes functional andif the cells continue to be stimulated through the antigen receptor,FasL is also upregulated (Owen-Schaub et al., 1992, Cell. Immunol.140:197 -205; Suda et al., 1993, Cell 75:1169-1178), and the majority ofactivated cells undergo apoptosis, allowing the immune system to returnto its normal resting size and repertoire.

[0005] In related U.S. Pat. No. 5,759,536, the present inventorsdisclosed that a factor released by testicular Sertoli cells, which isresponsible for the protection of the intratesticular islet allograftsand xenografts against rejection, is the Fas ligand. U.S. Pat. No.5,759,536 disclosed the use of Fas ligand to suppress graft rejection,to suppress T lymphocyte-mediated disease, and to suppress Tlymphocyte-mediated disease recurrence. Fas ligand mediates its effectby interacting with Fas. As discussed in detail in U.S. Pat. No.5,759,536, a major problem associated with transplantation of any tissueis immune-mediated graft rejection in which the recipient'sT-lymphocytes recognize donor histocompatibility antigens as foreign.Current regimes for transplanting many tissues and organs requirelifelong administration of immunosuppressive drugs. These drugs haveserious side-effects and can cause increased susceptibility toinfection, renal failure, hypertension, and tumor development. Fasligand/Fas-mediated apoptosis provided a novel solution to theseproblems.

[0006] In addition to regulating immune responses, Fas and its ligandare likely to play a role in other systems as well. For example, thetestes and placenta, both of which are known to be immune-privilegedtissues, express FasL (Xerri et al., 1997, Mol. Pathol. 50:87-91).Additionally, Fas and FasL have been found to be coexpressed in a fewepithelial tissues that are marked by apoptotic cell turnover, such asthe uterus and prostate (Leithauser et al., 1993, Lab. Invest.69:415-429; French et al., 1996, J Cell. Biol. 133:335-343; and Xerri etal., 1997, supra). Both of these tissues are steroid-dependent andundergo apoptosis within 24-48 h after hormone depletion (Issacs et al.,1992, J. Androl. 19:457-464; Rotello et al., 1992, Am. J. Pathol.140:449-456). Interestingly, the apoptosis that occurs in response tosteroid depletion has recently been shown to require sufficient Fasexpression (Suzuki et al., 1996, EMBO. J. 15:211-215; Suzuki et al.,1996, Oncogene 13:31-37). These data support a role for the Fassignaling pathway in the normal renewal of the uterine and prostaticepithelium.

[0007] In addition to the in vivo data above, several laboratories haverecently demonstrated a potential role for Fas-dependent apoptosis inhuman prostate cancer (PC) cell lines (Rokhlin et al., 1997, Cancer Res.57:1756-1758; Uslu et al., 1997, Clin. Cancer Res. 3:963-972; Hedlund etal., 1998, Prostate 36:92-101). Although Fas expression has proved to bea common feature of the cell lines studied, contradictory results werereported with regard to their apoptotic potentials. This may be due tothe use of different agonistic anti-Fas antibodies among laboratories,or to the different experimental conditions that were employed. Taken asa whole, these studies indicated that the apoptotic potential of cellsexpressing Fas may not be sufficient to enable the widespread use of Fasligand as a therapeutic agent.

[0008] In addition, the ability to produce Fas ligand in a form andquantity which is readily useable for both in vitro and in vivoscientific and clinical protocols has been a problem experienced byseveral researchers. In particular, production of viral vectors encodingapoptosis-inducing proteins such as Fas ligand has met with limitedsuccess, due to massive death of the cells used to package and/ordeliver such vector and/or unsuitably low viral production (Larregina etal., 1998, Gene Therapy 5:563-568; Muruve et al., 1997, Hum. Gene. Ther.8:955-963; Arai et al., 1997, PNAS USA 94:13862-13867; Kang et al.,1997, Nature Med. 3:738-743). Such problems are particularly apparentwhen efforts have been made to scale up production of the vector. Thisproblem of autocrine regulation can be generally extended to otherapoptosis-inducing proteins. Therefore, although Fas ligand and/or otherapoptosis-inducing proteins appear to be ideal candidates for varioustherapeutic protocols, including suppression of graft rejection,suppression of T-lymphocyte-mediated disease, and treatment of cancers,unexpected problems with the production and use of such proteins havehindered efforts to design useful therapeutic strategies using suchagents.

[0009] Therefore, there is a need in the art for a safe and effectiveagent, such as a construct encoding Fas ligand and/or otherapoptosis-inducing proteins, which is capable of inducing apoptosis in adesired target cell.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method topropagate a recombinant viral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequenceencoding an apoptosis-inducing protein. The method includes the step ofculturing an isolated cell transfected with: (a) a recombinant nucleicacid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein thatinhibits apoptosis operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence; and, (b) a recombinant viral vector comprising a nucleic acidsequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosis operatively linked toa transcription control sequence. The isolated cell is cultured underconditions effective to propagate the recombinant viral vector. In oneembodiment, the method additionally includes the step of recovering therecombinant viral vector from the isolated cell. Preferably, theisolated cell is a mammalian cell.

[0011] In one embodiment, the recombinant nucleic acid molecule of (a)is contained within the recombinant viral vector of (b). In this aspect,the nucleic acid sequence of (a) and the nucleic acid sequence of (b)can be operatively linked to different transcription control sequencesor to the same transcription control sequences. In one aspect, thenucleic acid sequence of (a) and the nucleic acid sequence of (b) areseparated by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES).

[0012] The protein that inhibits apoptosis can include inhibitors ofcaspase-8 family activation and inhibitors of caspase-9 familyactivation. In one embodiment, the protein that inhibits apoptosis is aprotein having biological activity of a protein which includes, but isnot limited to, cowpox virus caspase inhibitor (CrmA), baculovirus p35,inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP), dominant negative Fas-associatingdeath domain-containing protein (dominant negative FADD), dominantnegative Fas, FADD-like ICE inhibitory protein (FLIP), Bcl-2, Bcl-X_(L),and adenovirus E1B-19K protein. Preferred nucleic acid sequencesencoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis encode a protein comprisingan amino acid sequence selected from the group of SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ IDNO:40, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ IDNO:50, and positions 80-208 of SEQ ID NO: 14. Preferred nucleic acidsequences encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis include SEQ IDNO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ IDNO:47, SEQ ID NO:49, and positions 367-753 of SEQ ID NO: 13. In apreferred embodiment, the protein that inhibits apoptosis is a proteinhaving CrmA biological activity.

[0013] The protein that induces apoptosis can include, but is notlimited to a protein that has biological activity of a protein selectedfrom the group consisting of Fas ligand, Fas, Fas-associating deathdomain-containing protein (FADD), Fas-associated death domain-like IL-1βconverting enzyme (FLICE), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), TWEAK/Apo3L,TRAIL/Apo2L, Bax, Bid, Bik, Bad, Bak, and RICK. Preferred proteins thatinduces apoptosis comprise an amino acid sequence selected from thegroup of SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ IDNO:14, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ IDNO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ IDNO:34 and SEQ ID NO:36. Preferred nucleic acid sequences encoding aprotein that induces apoptosis is selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:33 and SEQID NO:35.

[0014] In one embodiment, the recombinant viral vector is packagingdeficient. In another embodiment, the recombinant viral vector isreplication deficient. The recombinant viral vector is preferably from avirus including, but not limited to, alphaviruses, poxviruses,adenoviruses, herpesviruses, lentiviruses, adeno-associated viruses,vaccinia viruses, baculoviruses, parvoviruses and retroviruses. In apreferred embodiment, the recombinant viral vector is from anadenovirus. In one aspect, the recombinant viral vector comprises ahuman adenovirus 5 construct under the control of a CMV immediate earlypromoter. Such a human adenovirus 5 construct can be replicationdeficient. In another embodiment, the recombinant viral vector comprisesa nucleic acid sequence represented by at least a portion of SEQ IDNO:4.

[0015] Preferably, the present method results in the isolated cellproducing at least about 1×10⁸ plaque forming units (pfu) of therecombinant viral vector per ml of supernatant isolated from the cell,and more preferably, at least about 5×10⁸ pfu, and more preferably, atleast about 1×10⁹ pfu of the recombinant viral vector per ml ofsupernatant isolated from the cell.

[0016] Another embodiment of the present invention relates to anisolated cell, wherein the cell is transfected with: (a) a recombinantnucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding aprotein that inhibits apoptosis operatively linked to a transcriptioncontrol sequence; and, (b) a recombinant viral vector comprising anucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosisoperatively linked to a transcription control sequence. In oneembodiment, the recombinant nucleic acid molecule of (a) is containedwithin the recombinant viral vector of (b). In this aspect, the nucleicacid sequence of (a) and the nucleic acid sequence of (b) can beoperatively linked to different transcription control sequences.Alternatively, the nucleic acid sequence of (a) and the nucleic acidsequence of (b) can be separated by an internal ribosome entry site(IRES). Other preferred embodiments of such a recombinant viral vectorand recombinant molecule are as disclosed above.

[0017] Another embodiment of the present invention relates to arecombinant viral vector for inducing apoptosis in cells transfectedwith the vector. The viral vector comprises a recombinant viruscomprising: (a) an isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding a proteinthat inhibits apoptosis operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence; and, (b) an isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding a proteinthat induces apoptosis operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid sequence of (a) and thenucleic acid sequence of (b) are operatively linked to differenttranscription control sequences. In another embodiment, the nucleic acidsequence of (a) and the nucleic acid sequence of (b) are separated by aninternal ribosome entry site (IRES). Other preferred embodiments of sucha recombinant viral vector and recombinant molecule are as disclosedabove. In one embodiment, the recombinant viral vector comprises anucleic acid sequence represented by at least a portion of SEQ ID NO:4.

[0018] Another aspect of the present invention -relates to a recombinantviral vector comprising: (a) an isolated human adenovirus 5 constructencoded by a nucleic acid sequence comprising at least a portion of SEQID NO:4; and, (b) a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising anucleic acid sequence encoding Fas ligand or a biologically activefragment thereof, operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence. More particular aspects of the viral vector and recombinantnucleic acid molecule have been disclosed above.

[0019] Yet another embodiment of the present invention relates to amethod of suppressing T-lymphocyte-mediated graft rejection in arecipient mammal, the method comprising introducing into the mammal apharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising a recombinant viralvector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein thatinduces apoptosis operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence, wherein the recombinant viral vector expresses the proteinthat induces apoptosis. The pharmaceutically acceptable carrier canfurther comprise a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising anucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosisoperatively linked to a transcription control sequence. In this aspect,the recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequenceencoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis can be contained within therecombinant viral vector. In this aspect, the nucleic acid sequenceencoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis and the nucleic acid sequenceencoding a protein that induces apoptosis can be operatively linked todifferent transcription control sequences or alternatively, the nucleicacid sequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis and the nucleicacid sequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosis can be separatedby an internal ribosome entry site (IRES).

[0020] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is anisolated cell that is transfected with the recombinant nucleic acidmolecule and the recombinant viral vector and/or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient. In one aspect, the isolated cell is a cell of thegraft. In another embodiment, the cell is not part of the graft. Inanother embodiment, the cell is an islet cell.

[0021] Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a methodof inducing apoptosis in cancer cells of a recipient mammal, comprisingintroducing into the mammal a recombinant viral vector comprising: (a) arecombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequenceencoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis operatively linked to atranscription control sequence; and, (b) a recombinant viral vectorcomprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inducesapoptosis operatively linked to a transcription is control sequence. Theprotein that induces apoptosis is expressed by a cell at or adjacent toa site of the cancer, and the expression of the protein at the site ofthe cancer is sufficient to produce a result selected from the group of:reduction of tumor size, elimination of tumor cells at the site;prevention of tumor growth at the site and prevention of metastases fromthe tumor cells. The cancer can include, but is not limited to, lungcancer, brain cancer, prostate cancer, lymphoma and leukemia.

[0022] Yet another embodiment of the present invention relates to amethod of suppressing a T-lymphocyte-mediated disease in a recipientmammal, the method comprising introducing into the mammal apharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising a recombinant viralvector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein thatinduces apoptosis operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence, wherein the recombinant viral vector expresses the proteinthat induces apoptosis. In this embodiment, the pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier can further comprise a recombinant nucleic acidmolecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein thatinhibits apoptosis operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence. In this aspect, the recombinant nucleic acid moleculecomprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inhibitsapoptosis can be contained within the recombinant viral vector. Thenucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis and thenucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosis can beoperatively linked to different transcription control sequences oralternatively, the nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein thatinhibits apoptosis and the nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein thatinduces apoptosis can be separated by an internal ribosome entry site(IRES). The pharmaceutically acceptable carrier can be an isolated cellthat is transfected with the recombinant nucleic acid molecule and therecombinant viral vector and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.In this embodiment of the invention, the T lymphocyte-mediated diseasecan include, but is not limited to, rheumatoid arthritis,insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, lupuserythematosus, myasthenia gravis, and graft versus host reactions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS OF THE INVENTION

[0023]FIG. 1A is a bar graph illustrating that K562-hFasL induces lysisof L1210-Fas in a dose-dependent fashion.

[0024]FIG. 1B is a bar graph illustrating that K562-hFasL induces lysisof PC cell line ALVA-31 in a dose-dependent fashion.

[0025]FIG. 2A is a graph showing Fas expression by 293 cells.

[0026]FIG. 2B is a bar graph showing that 293 cells are extraordinarilysensitive to the lytic effects of K562-hFasL.

[0027]FIG. 2C is a bar graph showing that 293-crmA transfectants arealmost entirely resistant to K562-hFasL.

[0028]FIG. 3 is a line graph illustrating that ALVA-31 cells are farmore sensitive to the natural FasL protein than they are to agonisticanti-Fas antibody.

[0029]FIG. 4A is a line graph showing the effect of Ad-FasL transductionon short-term growth curves of prostate cancer cell line PPC-1.

[0030]FIG. 4B is a line graph showing the effect of Ad-FasL transductionon short-term growth curves of prostate cancer cell line JCA-1.

[0031]FIG. 4C is a line graph showing the effect of Ad-FasL transductionon short-term growth curves of prostate cancer cell line PC-3.

[0032]FIG. 4D is a line graph showing the effect of Ad-FasL transductionon short-term growth curves of prostate cancer cell line TSU-Pr1.

[0033]FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing showing the interactions of variousapoptosis-inducing proteins and apoptosis-inhibiting proteins.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0034] The present invention is generally related to the presentinventors' discovery of a novel system for the propagation of viralvectors wherein autocrine regulation by production of the protein isproblematic. Specifically, the present invention is related to thediscovery that it is possible to successfully produce and propagateviral vectors encoding apoptosis-inducing proteins in significantquantities without destroying the production cell line or experiencingproblems with production levels that have been observed prior to thepresent invention. The present invention relates to the use of acombination of a novel viral delivery vector encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein and an isolated nucleic acid moleculeencoding an apoptosis-inhibiting protein to propagate the viral vectorencoding the apoptosis-inducing protein. In addition, the presentinvention relates to the use of the viral vector encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein, alone or combined with an isolated nucleicacid molecule encoding an apoptosis-inhibiting protein, in a product andmethod to suppress graft rejection, to suppress T-lymphocyte mediateddiseases, and to treat cancers.

[0035] Several laboratories have reported on the apoptotic potentials ofhuman prostate cancer (PC) cell lines in response to crosslinking of Fas(CD95/APO-1) with agonistic anti-Fas antibodies. As discussed above,however, contradictory results have been reported with regard to theirapoptotic potentials. Moreover, soluble FasL, while once appearing to bea desirable means of using Fas ligand as a therapeutic tool, is nowknown to sometimes be ineffective for the induction of apoptosis in aFas-bearing cell in at least some scenarios (Tanaka et al., 1998, J Exp.Med. 187:1205-1213). In addition, while researchers have focusedconsiderable effort on the production of viral vectors encoding Fasligand and other apoptosis-inducing proteins for use in suppression ofgraft rejection, tumor reduction, or suppression ofT-lymphocyte-mediated disease, problems with massive cell death of thepackaging or delivery cell lines and/or inadequate viral titers haveshed doubt on the ability of such vectors to realistically be used intherapeutic methods. Some researchers have proposed potential solutionsto the problem of producing viral vectors expressing Fas ligand. Forexample, Arai et al., 1997, supra describe the use of soluble caspaseinhibitor, N-benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethyketone, in thecell culture medium, and/or use of a Fas-ligand resistant clone of 293cells to produce Fas ligand-viral vectors. Kanagae et al. suggestcotransfecting production cell lines with a second vector whichregulates the expression of the gene of interest by inducing orinhibiting expression on demand (Kanagae et al, 1995, Nuc. Acids Res.23:3816-3821). Yoshida et al. have suggested the use of an induciblepromoter to produce other problematic cytotoxic products (VSVG protein)by a viral vector (Yoshida et al., 1995, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.232:379-382). These methods, however, are either inadequate, more timeconsuming and difficult, or are less effective than the methoddiscovered by the present inventors and described herein. Moreover, themethod and constructs of the present invention result in the productionof a vector which can be used in vivo without additional manipulationsof the subject which would be required by the other methods.

[0036] The present inventors have developed a viral vector system whichemploys cells transfected with both a viral vector encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein and an isolated nucleic acid moleculeencoding an apoptosis-inhibiting protein, to enable the propagation ofviral vectors encoding such apoptosis-inducing proteins, as well as thesubsequent use of the vectors to express the proteins wherein suchpropagation and production is typically problematic. By way of example,the present inventors have developed a novel adenoviral expressionsystem for FasL by a viral construct and have employed 293 cells thatstably express CrmA, a Cowpox virus inhibitor of apoptosis, to propagatethe viral construct. The present inventors have further determined theeffects of FasL when expressed internally by cell lines. The vectorsdescribed herein can be used in a variety of methods as describedgenerally for the apoptosis-inducing protein, Fas ligand, in U.S. Pat.No. 5,759,536, which is incorporated herein by reference in itsentirety.

[0037] The present inventors have also re-evaluated the apoptoticpotentials of seven human prostate cancer (PC) cell lines using thenatural Fas ligand (FasL) in place of agonistic antibody. First, PC celllines were tested in a standard cytotoxicity assay with a transfectedcell line that stably expresses human FasL. The present inventors' datademonstrate that viral vectors encoding Fas ligand can be efficientlyand effectively produced in significantly high titers in multiple celltypes without destroying the producing cell line. In addition, thepresent inventors have discovered that the apoptotic potentials of PCcell lines have been greatly underestimated in previous studiesutilizing agonistic anti-Fas antibodies. The present inventors' datafurther demonstrate that internally expressed Fas ligand is moreeffective than exposure of cellular Fas to an external source of Fasligand. Lastly, adenoviral-mediated expression of FasL prevented growthand induced regression of two human PC cell lines in immunodeficientmice. These in vivo results illustrate a use for adenovirus encodingapoptosis-inducing proteins such as FasL as a gene therapy for diseasessuch as PC, and illustrate another means of administering FasL to apatient to suppress graft rejection and/or T-lymphocyte mediated diseaseas disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,759,536.

[0038] During the course of the present inventors' research, Arai andcolleagues addressed similar questions regarding the effects of FasLexpression on the growth of colon cancer cell lines in mice (Arai etal., 1997, ibid.). Overall, their findings strongly support thetherapeutic potential of FasL transgene expression in causing theregression of tumors. Furthermore, their data suggest that thisfavorable response is not only observed in cell lines that undergoapoptosis in response to FasL expression in vitro. In fact, tumorregression also occurs in a Fas-negative (and FasL-insensitive) cellline, and regression is associated with a marked infiltration byneutrophils, many of which appear apoptotic. However, Arai andcolleagues did not address the issue of how to produce a viral vectorencoding Fas ligand in a manner that results in propagation of a vectorin sufficient quantities and in a form that is readily administered to apatient for the treatment of cancer (e.g., in the absence of othermanipulations of the patient and/or vector). Subsequent to the presentinvention, Shinoura and colleagues confirmed the present inventors'results for production of viral vector encoded Fas ligand and Fas bydescribing another adenoviral vector-Fas ligand construct and anadenoviral vector-Fas construct, both of which were successfullyconstitutively produced at high titers by using CrmA-transfected 293cells (Shinoura et al., 1998, Human Gene Therapy 9:2683-2689). Theresults of Shinoura et al. confirm the present inventors' discovery thata biological system using CrmA-transfected cells is useful for producingviral vectors encoding apoptosis-inducing proteins.

[0039] The present inventors' discovery of the novel biological systemfor the propagation of viral vectors encoding apoptosis-inducingproteins is extremely valuable for its application to the suppression ofgraft rejection, the suppression of T-lymphocyte mediated diseases, andthe treatment of cancers, since now the production of such viral vectorsin high titers is possible.

[0040] Reference will now be made in detail to useful embodiments of theinvention, which, together with the following examples and claims, serveto explain the principles of the invention. It is to be understood thatthis invention is not limited to the specific examples described, and assuch may, of course, vary. it is also to be understood that theterminology used herein is with the purpose of describing particularembodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of theinvention which will be limited only by the amended claims. In addition,discussion of various embodiments of the invention is made withparticular reference to Fas ligand, although it is to be understood thatFas ligand serves as an exemplary apoptosis-inducing protein, and thatother apoptosis-inducing proteins are encompassed by the presentinvention and the discussion relates also to such proteins.

[0041] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms usedherein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinaryskill in the art. Although any methods and materials similar to orequivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice ortesting of the invention, the preferred methods and materials are nowdescribed. All publications mentioned herein are incorporated herein byreference to describe and disclose specific information with which thereference was cited in connection.

[0042] One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method topropagate a recombinant viral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequenceencoding an apoptosis-inducing protein, to the recombinant viral vectorsproduced by such a method and to isolated cells transfected with suchrecombinant viral vectors. Specifically, this method of the presentinvention includes the step of culturing an isolated cell (also referredto herein as a production cell line) that has been cotransfected with:(a) a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acidsequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis operatively linkedto a transcription control sequence; and, (b) a recombinant viral vectorcomprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inducesapoptosis operatively linked to a transcription control sequence. Thestep of culturing is performed under conditions that are effective topropagate the recombinant viral vector (discussed in detail below). Themethod can additionally include the step of recovering the recombinantviral vector from the isolated cell, although in certain aspects of thepresent invention, it is desirable to use the transfected isolated cellin a therapeutic composition or method, as discussed below. Cell linesand/or other pharmaceutically acceptable carriers which contain therecombinant viral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein, alone or in combination with a recombinantnucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding anapoptosis-inhibiting protein, can be used in a therapeutic compositionfor suppressing T-lymphocyte-mediated graft rejection, for suppressingT-lymphocyte-mediated disease in a recipient mammal, and/or for inducingapoptosis in cells of a mammal, such as in cancer cells. Theseembodiments are discussed in detail below.

[0043] According to the present invention, the term “apoptosis” isdefined as a regulated form of cell death that is necessary for normalcell function and development. As used herein, apoptosis refers to aform of cell death that includes progressive contraction of cell volumewith the preservation of the integrity of cytoplasmic organelles;condensation of chromatin (i.e., nuclear condensation), as viewed bylight or electron microscopy; and/or DNA cleavage into nucleosome-sizedfragments, as determined by centrifuged sedimentation assays. Cell deathoccurs when the membrane integrity of the cell is lost (e.g., membraneblebbing), typically, although not always, with engulfment of intactcell fragments (“apoptotic bodies”) by phagocytic cells. Apoptosisdiffers from necrosis in which cells swell and eventually rupture. For adetailed background review of apoptosis and the cellular and biochemicalevents involved in the regulation of apoptosis, see, for example, Dukeet al., 1996, Sci. Am. 275:80-87, which is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety.

[0044] Apoptosis can be determined by any suitable method, including bydetermining the extent of a morphological change in a cell. Such amorphological change can include, for example, progressive contractionof cell volume with the preservation of the integrity of cytoplasmicorganelles and condensation of chromatin. Additionally, such a methodcan include determining the extent of DNA cleavage by gelelectrophoresis, cell cycle analysis, or in situ tailing or nicktranslation. Additionally, such a method can include assessing membranepermeability by using dyes that bind RNA or DNA or Annexin V. Suchassays for apoptosis are well known in the art; a few are describedbelow.

[0045] For example, apoptosis of a cell can be assessed by using DNAbinding dyes. These dyes are used to stain live cells for subsequentmicroscopic analysis or for subsequent flow cytometric analysis. Whenused for microscopic analysis of live cells, this technique assaysnuclear morphology and membrane permeability. It provides one of thebest ways of assessing apoptotic morphology in a quantitative manner andof discriminating live from dead cells and apoptotic from necroticcells. When used for flow cytometric analysis, this technique assaysmembrane permeability. These dyes also bind DNA and are widely used toassay stages of the cell cycle by flow cytometry. Resting cells containa 2N amount of DNA and form a “G1” peak, while cells in mitosis containa 4N amount of DNA and form a ‘G2’ peak. DNA binding dyes have also beenused at lower concentrations in fixed cells to identify an apoptoticsub-G1 peak below the resting G1 peak. This lower peak may be due toloss of DNA fragments with apoptosis or to altered conformation ofapoptotic DNA. DNA laddering assays endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA into200 base pair multimers. The scatter changes technique identifiesapoptotic cells by their decreased forward scatter (due to cellshrinkage) and their increased side scatter (due to DNA condensation).This technique is easy; quantitative; can be done retrospectively on anycell sample that has been analyzed flow cytometrically, since allsamples are routinely analyzed for forward and side scatter; can be doneon fresh or fixed cells, and; can be done in conjunction with cellsurface phenotyping or with immunofluorescent labeling of anintracellular marker. TUNEL or in situ nick translation takes advantageof the classic feature of apoptosis, DNA fragmentation. The enzymeterminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) adds labeled nucleotides tothe ends of nicked DNA. The label is then revealed in different waysdepending on the application; a radioactive label allows development ofgrains over cells in fixed tissue, while a biotin-avidin conjugateallows immunohistochemical labeling of cells in tissue or flowcytometric analysis of cells in suspension. This technique isquantitative and allows for concurrent phenotyping of cells and foranalysis of expressed RNAs by in situ hybridization.

[0046] According to the present invention, an “apoptosis-inducingprotein” or “protein that induces apoptosis” is any protein which isdirectly associated with inducing (e.g., causing, upregulating,initiating, propagating, increasing, or enhancing) the biologicalprocess of apoptosis in a cell. As used herein and discussed in detailbelow, an apoptosis-inducing protein can include a biologically activehomologue of a naturally occurring apoptosis-inducing protein.Apoptosis-inducing proteins can include cellular receptors and ligandswhich, through ligation of such proteins, initiate apoptosis by, forexample, transduction of a signal into a cell which activates otherproteins in the apoptotic signal transduction pathway of the cell; andintracellular mediators of apoptotic events in the cell (e.g., DNAcleavage, condensation of chromatin), including cytoplasmic mediatorsinvolved in the formation of “death inducing complexes”,apoptosis-initiating members of the caspase family which are recruitedand activated by the cytoplasmic mediators, and apoptosis-effectorcaspases, which are recruited and activated by the initiator caspases.

[0047] Many of these apoptosis-inducing proteins are known and describedin detail in the art (See, for example, the review by Duke et al., 1996,supra). Studies with inhibitors, dominant negative mutants ofapoptosis-inducing molecules, and the phenotypes of transgenic ablatedmice with defects in apoptosis-inducing molecules have elucidated twodistinct pathways of initiator caspase activation in apoptosis. Onepathway involves apoptosis induced by the tumor necrosis factor receptor(TNFR) family of molecules whose cytoplasmic domains contain a “deathdomain” (DD). This family, which includes TNF-R1, Fas (CD95/Apo1), DR3(Apo3), and DR4/DR5, all utilize caspase-8 as an initiator caspase. Uponcrosslinking with their respective ligands (TNF, FasL, Apo3L/TWEAK andApo2L/TRAIL), DD regions are brought into close proximity with oneanother initiating the formation of a “death-inducing complex” (DIC).The first molecule to bind to the clustered DD regions is a moleculecalled FADD (Fas-associated death domain; also called Mort-1). FADDcontains a “death effector domain” (DED; also called a caspaserecruitment domain or CARD) which recruits and binds the proform ofcaspase-8 (also called FLICE - Fas-like ICE). The pro-caspase-8molecules recruited by the aggregated FADD molecules oligomerize andbecome activated through self-cleavage. Activated caspase-8 is then ableto cleave the proform of the initiator caspase-9 leading to a cascade ofcleavage and activation of downstream effector caspases.

[0048] The second pathway of initiator caspase activation also involvesassembly of a death-inducing complex involving proteins with CARDdomains. Activation of this pathway occurs through many signalsincluding some of those that are described below. While the signals thatappear to induce this pathway are quite diverse, including some thatrequire de novo protein synthesis, mitochondria are the targets for eachinducer. In brief, a very early event in this pathway involves changesin mitochondria which include release of cytochrome c, loss ofmitochondrial transmembrane potential and altered redox potential. Ofthese, the role of cytochrome c in activation of caspases has receivedthe greatest attention.

[0049] Cytochrome c that is released from mitochondria binds to Apaf-1,a CARD-containing, “apoptosis protease activating factor.” Cytochrome cbinding allows Apaf-1 molecules to self-associate and bind to the CARDdomain of pro-caspase-9 forming what is called an “apoptosome”. As withcaspase-8 activation, activation of caspase-9 in the apoptosome isthought to occur due to aggregation of the zymogens. Pro-caspase-9 thenautocleaves and initiates the downstream effector caspase activationcascade resulting in apoptosis.

[0050] According to the present invention, an “apoptosis-inhibitingprotein” or “protein that inhibits apoptosis” is any protein which isdirectly associated with inhibiting (e.g., preventing, downregulating,halting, attenuating, or decreasing) the biological process of apoptosisin a cell. As used herein and discussed in detail below, anapoptosis-inhibiting protein can include a biologically active homologueof a naturally occurring apoptosis-inhibiting protein.Apoptosis-inhibiting protein include proteins that inhibit the signaltransduction by apoptosis-inducing receptor/ligand interactions,proteins that inhibit the aggregation of death domains and recruitmentof such proteins into death inducing complexes; proteins that inhibitthe recruitment of initiator caspases, proteins that inhibit theactivation of initiator caspases, and proteins that inhibit therecruitment and/or activation of effector caspases.

[0051] Many of these apoptosis-inhibiting proteins, and the mechanismsby which they act are known and described in detail in the art (See, forexample, review by Duke, 1999, ibid.). For example, the TNFR familypathway does not require de novo protein synthesis in order to initiateapoptosis. In fact, protein synthesis inhibitors actually augment theresponse following receptor ligation. This appears to be due to loss oflabile inhibitors. One group of such labile inhibitors are called FLIPs(FADD-like ICE inhibitory protein; also called CLARP, Casper, I-FLICE,FLAME-1, CASH_(L) and MRIT). FLIPs have a DED/CARD domain but lack thecatalytic domain of other caspases. Thus they act as decoys and eitherslow or block formation of the death-inducing complex. FLIPs areinactivated by a kinase called RICK (RIP-like interacting CLARP kinase)which interacts with FLIP via, not surprisingly, a DED/CARD domain.

[0052] Over-expression of members of the Bcl-2 family of proteins suchas Bcl-2, BCl-X_(L), and Mcl-1 abrogate cytochrome c release and inhibitapoptosis. Members of the Bcl-2 family are anchored in the outermitochondrial membrane, as well as in the endoplasmic reticulum andnuclear envelope, and all can form both homodimers and heterodimers withsome or all of the other members, as well as with many proteins in theapoptosis-inducing pathways. In general, heterodimerization of anapoptosis-inducing protein with an apoptosis-inhibiting protein appearsto abrogate the function of both proteins. In contrast, a preponderanceof homodimers will shift the cell either toward or away from undergoingapoptosis.

[0053] One way that this might work is suggested by recent resultsstudying the role of the tumor suppressor gene product Akt-1 (alsocalled protein kinase B). Many molecules including insulin-like growthfactor-1 (IGF-1) and focal adhesion kinase (FAK, see below) positivelyregulate Akt-1. Akt-1 appears to inhibit apoptosis by two mechanisms.First, it upregulates BCl-X_(L). Second it directly phosphorylates Bad.Phosphorylated Bad forms a complex with a molecule called 14-3-3 whichprevents Bad from forming a heterodimer with either Bcl-X_(L) or Bcl-2,thereby allowing these molecules to block apoptosis.

[0054] A general scheme is arising which suggests that theanti-apoptotic members prevent Apaf-1 from forming a complex withcaspase-9, in effect by segregating Apaf-1 away. By forming heterodimerswith the anti-apoptotic members, some of the pro-apoptotic members(e.g., Bik) can dislodge Apaf-1 allowing it to self-associate andparticipate in caspase-9 activation. The pro-apoptotic Bax molecule canact directly on mitochondria to release cytochrome c. Cytochrome crelease from mitochondria can also be induced by the pro-apoptotic Bidmolecule following its cleavage by active caspase-8; thereby linking theTNF-R and mitochondrial pathways.

[0055]FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing showing the points of interaction ofvarious apoptosis-inducing proteins and apoptosis-inhibiting proteins inboth the caspase-8 and the caspase-9 pathways. All such proteins areencompassed by the present invention for use in theproduction/propagation of a recombinant viral vector according to thepresent invention.

[0056] Preferred apoptosis-inducing proteins to be encoded by arecombinant viral vector according to the present invention include, butare not limited to, Fas ligand, Fas, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), tumornecrosis factor receptor (TNFR), Fas-associating death domain-containingprotein (FADD), Fas-associated death domain-like IL-1β, convertingenzyme (FLICE), (TWEAK/Apo3L, Apo3, tumor necrosis factor-relatedapoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL/Apo2L), Apo2, Bax, Bid, Bik, Bad, Bak,RICK, caspase-9, caspase-3, caspase-4, caspase-5, caspase-6, caspase-7,caspase- 10, Apaf-1, cytochrome c, YAMA or biologically activehomologues thereof (defined below). Members of the caspase-8 family ofproteins include, but are not limited to, TNF, TNFR1, Fas ligand, Fas,Apo2, TRAIL, Apo3, TWEAK, FADD, FLICE, and caspases 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10,etc. Members of the caspase-9 family of proteins include, but are notlimited to, cytochrome c, Apaf-1 (apoptosis protease activatingprotein), caspase-9 and caspases 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 10, etc. Particularlypreferred apoptosis-inducing proteins to be encoded by a recombinantviral vector according to the present invention include, but are notlimited to, Fas ligand, Fas, tumor necrosis factor (TNF),Fas-associating death domain-containing protein (FADD), Fas-associateddeath domain-like IL-1β converting enzyme (FLICE), TWEAK/Apo3L,TRAIL/Apo2L, Bax, Bid, Bik, Bad, Bak, and RICK. The nucleic acid andamino acid sequences for these proteins in various mammalian species areknown in the art, and many are disclosed herein. It is noted, however,that all of the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences ofapoptosis-inducing and apoptosis-inhibiting proteins disclosed hereincan be obtained from a public database such as Genbank.

[0057] A particularly preferred apoptosis-inducing protein to be encodedby a recombinant viral vector of the present invention is Fas ligand ora biologically active fragment thereof. For example, the nucleic acidsequence encoding a human Fas ligand protein is represented herein asSEQ ID NO:5. SEQ ID NO:5 encodes an amino acid sequence representedherein as SEQ ID NO:6. The nucleic acid sequence encoding a rat Fasligand protein is represented herein as SEQ ID NO:7. SEQ ID NO:7 encodesan amino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:8. The nucleicacid sequence encoding a mouse Fas ligand protein is represented hereinas SEQ ID NO:9. SEQ ID NO:9 encodes an amino acid sequence representedherein as SEQ ID NO: 10.

[0058] Nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for otherapoptosis-inducing proteins discussed above are also known in the art,and a number of them are listed herein, although this list is notintended to be inclusive of sequences encompassed by the presentinvention. For example, the nucleic acid sequence encoding a human Fasprotein is represented herein as SEQ ID NO: 11. SEQ ID NO:11 encodes anamino acid sequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:12. As discussedabove, Fas (CD95/APO-1) is a transmembrane glycoprotein that is relatedto the receptors for tumor necrosis factor and nerve growth factor. Uponbeing cross-linked with agonistic anti-Fas antibodies or Fas ligand(FasL), Fas initiates a complex signal transduction pathway that, insensitive cell types, ultimately ends in apoptotic cell death.

[0059] The nucleic acid sequence encoding a human FADD protein isrepresented herein as SEQ ID NO:13. SEQ ID NO:13 encodes an amino acidsequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:14. Fas-associating deathdomain-containing protein (FADD), also known as MORT1, is a cytosolicadaptor protein which is critical for signaling from CD95 (Fas) andcertain other members of the tumor necrosis family. Fan et al. recentlydemonstrated that oligomerization of the death effector domain of FADDis sufficient to trigger apoptosis (Fan et al., 1999, Hum. Gene Ther.10:2273-2285). The nucleic acid sequence encoding human FLICE isrepresented herein as SEQ ID NO:15. SEQ ID NO:15 encodes an amino acidsequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:16. Fas-associated deathdomain-like IL-1β converting enzyme (FLICE) is also referred to ascaspase-8, MACH or Mch5. FLICE is a cysteine protease that interactswith FADD and plays a critical role in the Fas signaling pathway.Nucleic acid sequences encoding other human apoptosis-inducing proteins,and the amino acid sequences encoded thereby include, but are notlimited to, for example, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) (SEQ ID NO:17/SEQID NO:18=nucleic acid sequence/amino acid sequence); TWEAK (SEQ IDNO:19/SEQ ID NO:20); TRAIL (SEQ ID NO:21/SEQ ID NO:22); Apo2L (SEQ IDNO:23/SEQ ID NO:24); Bax (SEQ ID NO:25/SEQ ID NO:26); Bid (SEQ IDNO:27/SEQ ID NO:28); Bik (SEQ ID NO:29/SEQ ID NO:30); Bad (SEQ IDNO:31/SEQ ID NO:32); Bak (SEQ ID NO:33/SEQ ID NO:34); and RICK (SEQ IDNO:35/SEQ ID NO:36).

[0060] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a recombinantviral vector of the present invention comprises a nucleic acid sequencethat encodes an apoptosis-inducing protein having an amino acid sequenceselected from the group of SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ IDNO:22, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ IDNO:32, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:36, and biologically active homologuesthereof. In another embodiment, a recombinant viral vector of thepresent invention comprises a nucleic acid sequence selected from thegroup of SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ IDNO:13, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ IDNO:23, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ IDNO:33, SEQ ID NO:35, or homologues of such sequences that encode aprotein having apoptosis-inducing biological activity.

[0061] Preferred apoptosis-inhibiting proteins to be encoded by arecombinant nucleic acid molecule according to the present inventioninclude, but are not limited to, Cowpox virus caspase inhibitor (CrmA),baculovirus p35, inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP), dominant negativeFADD, dominant negative Fas, FLIP, Bcl-2, Bcl-X_(L), adenovirus E1B- 19Kprotein, or biologically active homologues thereof (defined below). Ofthis list of proteins, CrmA, baculovirus p35 and IAP are inhibitors ofcaspase activity; dominant negative FADD, dominant negative Fas, andFLIP are inhibitors of caspase-8 activation; and Bcl-2, Bcl-X_(L), andadenovirus E1B-19K protein are inhibitors of caspase-9 activation. Aparticularly preferred apoptosis-inhibiting protein for use in thepresent invention is CrmA. Nucleic acid and amino acid sequences forsuch apoptosis-inhibiting proteins are known in the art, and a number ofthem are listed herein, although this list is not intended to beinclusive of sequences encompassed by the present invention.

[0062] For example, the nucleic acid sequence encoding CrmA isrepresented herein as SEQ ID NO:37. SEQ ID NO:37 encodes an amino acidsequence represented herein as SEQ ID NO:38. Nucleic acid moleculesencoding crmA and homologues thereof are described in PCT Publication WO96/25501, ibid. Cowpox virus caspase inhibitor, or CrmA, is a proteinthat can inhibit Fas- and TNF-mediated apoptosis. Nucleic acid sequencesencoding other apoptosis-inhibiting proteins, and the amino acidsequences encoded thereby include, but are not limited to, for example,human inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) (SEQ ID NO:39/SEQ ID NO:40=nucleic acid sequence/amino acid sequence); human dominant negative Fas(SEQ ID NO:41/SEQ ID NO:42; or alternatively, a truncated naturallyoccurring Fas where at least a portion of the “death domain” fromnucleotide positions 1029-1199 of SEQ ID NO: 11 or amino acid positions279-335 of SEQ ID NO: 12 are removed); human FLIP (SEQ ID NO:43/SEQ IDNO:44); human Bcl-2 (SEQ ID NO:45/SEQ ID NO:46); human Bcl-X_(L) (SEQ IDNO:47/SEQ ID NO:48); adenovirus E1B-19K (SEQ ID NO:49/SEQ ID NO:50) andhuman dominant negative FADD (truncated version of naturally occurringFADD comprising nucleotide positions 367-753 of SEQ ID NO:13 and aminoacid positions 80-208 of SEQ ID NO: 14).

[0063] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a recombinantnucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence that encodes anapoptosis-inhibiting protein encodes a protein comprising an amino acidsequence selected from the group of SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ IDNO:40, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ IDNO:50, amino acid positions 80-208 of SEQ ID NO:14, and biologicallyactive homologues thereof. In another embodiment, a recombinant nucleicacid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding anapoptosis-inhibiting protein is selected from the group of SEQ ID NO:37,SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47,SEQ ID NO:49, nucleotide positions 367-753 of SEQ ID NO:13, orhomologues of such sequences that encode a protein havingapoptosis-inducing biological activity.

[0064] According to the present invention, an isolated, or biologicallypure, protein, is a protein that has been removed from its naturalmilieu. As such, “isolated” and “biologically pure” do not necessarilyreflect the extent to which the protein has been purified. An isolatedprotein, as used herein with regard to apoptosis-inhibiting proteinsand/or apoptosis-inducing proteins, is preferably produced usingrecombinant DNA technology. As used herein, reference to a particularprotein (e.g., an apoptosis-inducing protein or an apoptosis-inhibitingprotein) includes a full-length protein or any homologue of such aprotein. Protein homologues are variants of a naturally occurringprotein in which at least one or a few, but not limited to one or a few,amino acids have been deleted (e.g., a truncated version of the protein,such as a peptide), inserted, inverted, substituted and/or derivatized(e.g., by glycosylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, myristylation,prenylation, palmitoylation, amidation and/or addition ofglycerophosphatidyl inositol) such that the homologue includes at leastone epitope capable of eliciting an immune response against thecorresponding naturally occurring protein and/or has a biologicalactivity of the corresponding naturally occurring protein. To be“capable of eliciting an immune response” indicates that when thehomologue is administered to an animal as an immunogen, using techniquesknown to those skilled in the art, the animal will produce a humoraland/or cellular immune response against at least one epitope of thenaturally occurring protein. To have “biological activity of thenaturally occurring protein” indicates that the protein is sufficientlystructurally similar to the corresponding naturally occurring proteinsuch that the protein has biological activity substantially similar tothe naturally occurring protein. The biological activity of a proteincan include the ability of a protein to bind to another protein ormolecule, to activate another molecule, to become activated, and/or toperform the naturally occurring function of the protein in a cell orbiological system. The biological activity of the apoptosis-inducing andapoptosis-inhibiting proteins disclosed herein can be measured usingmethods known in the art. For example, CrmA biological activity can bemeasured by its ability to inhibit Fas-induced or TNF-induced apoptosisin an in vitro assay, for example, as described in PCT Publication No.WO 96/25501, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.It is to be understood that the biological activity of a homologue ofthe preset invention is a qualitative, rather than a quantitative,characteristic, in that a protein homologue having the biologicalactivity of a naturally occurring protein function as the naturallyoccurring protein (e.g., inhibiting or inducing apoptosis in a cell),but can do so at a greater, equal or lesser measurable degree than thenaturally occurring protein.

[0065] In one embodiment, the minimal size of a protein homologue of thepresent invention is a size sufficient to be encoded by a nucleic acidmolecule capable of forming a stable hybrid with the complementarysequence of a nucleic acid molecule encoding the corresponding naturalprotein. As such, the size of the nucleic acid molecule encoding such aprotein homologue is dependent on nucleic acid composition and percenthomology between the nucleic acid molecule and complementary sequence aswell as upon hybridization conditions per se (e.g., temperature, saltconcentration, and formamide concentration). The minimal size of suchnucleic acid molecules is typically at least about 12 to about 15nucleotides in length if the nucleic acid molecules are GC-rich and atleast about 15 to about 17 bases in length if they are AT-rich. As such,the minimal size of a nucleic acid molecule used to encode a proteaseprotein homologue of the present invention is from about 12 to about 18nucleotides in length. There is no limit, other than a practical limit,on the maximal size of such a nucleic acid molecule in that the nucleicacid molecule can include a portion of a gene, an entire gene, ormultiple genes, or portions thereof. Similarly, the minimal size of aprotease protein homologue of the present invention is from about 4 toabout 6 amino acids in length, with preferred sizes depending on whethera full-length, multivalent (i.e., fusion protein having more than onedomain each of which has a function), or functional portions of suchproteins are desired. Apoptosis-inducing protein homologues of thepresent invention have the ability to induce apoptosis in a cell undersuitable conditions as described herein and/or are capable of elicitingan immune response against a naturally occurring apoptosis-inducingprotein. Apoptosis-inhibiting protein homologues of the presentinvention have the ability to inhibit apoptosis in a cell under suitableconditions as described herein and/or are capable of eliciting an immuneresponse against a naturally occurring apoptosis-inhibiting protein.

[0066] In one embodiment, a homologue of an apoptosis-inducing orapoptosis-inhibiting protein of the present invention comprises an aminoacid sequence comprising at least about 6, and more preferably at leastabout 12 and more preferably at least about 24 contiguous amino acidresidues of an amino acid sequence of a naturally occurring (i.e.,wild-type) protein. In another embodiment, a homologue is encoded by anucleic acid sequence comprising at least about 18, and more preferablyat least about 36, and even more preferably at least about 72 contiguousnucleotides of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a naturally occurringprotein.

[0067] Protein homologues can be the result of natural allelic variationor natural mutation. According to the present invention, proteinhomologues can also be produced using techniques known in the artincluding, but not limited to, direct modifications to the protein ormodifications to the gene encoding the protein using, for example,classic or recombinant DNA techniques to effect random or targetedmutagenesis.

[0068] It is to be noted that the term “a” or “an” entity refers to oneor more of that entity; for example, a gene refers to one or more genesor at least one gene. As such, the terms “a” (or “an”), “one or more”and “at least one” can be used interchangeably herein. It is also to benoted that the terms “comprising”, “including”, and “having” can be usedinterchangeably.

[0069] In accordance with the present invention, an isolated nucleicacid molecule is a nucleic acid molecule that has been removed from itsnatural milieu (i.e., that has been subject to human manipulation). Assuch, “isolated” does not reflect the extent to which the nucleic acidmolecule has been purified. An isolated nucleic acid molecule caninclude DNA, RNA, or derivatives of either DNA or RNA. According to thepresent invention, a nucleic acid molecule encoding a given protein(e.g., a Fas ligand protein) can include an isolated natural gene, aportion of such a gene or a homologue thereof, the latter of which isdescribed in more detail below. As used herein, a nucleic acid moleculecan include one or more regulatory regions, full-length or partialcoding regions, or combinations thereof. The minimal size of such anucleic acid molecule is the minimal size that can form a stable hybridwith a naturally occurring gene under stringent hybridizationconditions. An isolated nucleic acid molecule can be obtained from itsnatural source either as an entire (i.e., complete) gene or a portionthereof capable of forming a stable hybrid with that gene. An isolatednucleic acid molecule can also be produced using recombinant DNAtechnology (e.g., polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification,cloning) or chemical synthesis. Isolated nucleic acid molecules includenatural nucleic acid molecules and homologues thereof, including, butnot limited to, natural allelic variants and modified nucleic acidmolecules in which nucleotides have been inserted, deleted, substituted,and/or inverted in such a manner that such modifications do notsubstantially interfere with the nucleic acid molecule's ability toencode the desired protein which is useful in the present invention orto form stable hybrids under stringent conditions with natural geneisolates.

[0070] As used herein, stringent hybridization conditions refer tostandard hybridization conditions under which nucleic acid molecules areused to identify similar nucleic acid molecules. Such standardconditions are disclosed, for example, in Sambrook et al., MolecularCloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Labs Press, 1989.Sambrook et al., ibid., is incorporated by reference herein in itsentirety (see specifically, pages 9.31-9.62). In addition, formulae tocalculate the appropriate hybridization and wash conditions to achievehybridization permitting varying degrees of mismatch of nucleotides aredisclosed, for example, in Meinkoth et al., 1984, Anal. Biochem. 138,267-284; Meinkoth et al., ibid., is incorporated by reference herein inits entirety.

[0071] More particularly, stringent hybridization and washingconditions, as referred to herein, refer to conditions which permitisolation of nucleic acid molecules having at least about 70% nucleicacid sequence identity with the nucleic acid molecule being used toprobe in the hybridization reaction, more particularly at least about75%, and most particularly at least about 80%. Such conditions willvary, depending on whether DNA:RNA or DNA:DNA hybrids are being formed.Calculated melting temperatures for DNA:DNA hybrids are 10° C. less thanfor DNA:RNA hybrids. In particular embodiments, stringent hybridizationconditions for DNA:DNA hybrids include hybridization at an ionicstrength of 6×SSC (0.9 M Na⁺) at a temperature of between about 20° C.and about 35° C., more preferably, between about 28° C. and about 40°C., and even more preferably, between about 35° C. and about 45° C. Inparticular embodiments, stringent hybridization conditions for DNA:RNAhybrids include hybridization at an ionic strength of 6×SSC (0.9 M Na⁺)at a temperature of between about 30° C. and about 45° C., morepreferably, between about 38 ° C. and about 50° C., and even morepreferably, between about 45° C. and about 55° C. These values are basedon calculations of a melting temperature for molecules larger than about100 nucleotides, 0% formamide and a G+C content of about 40%.Alternatively, T_(m) can be calculated empirically as set forth inSambrook et al., supra, pages 9.31 TO 9.62.

[0072] A nucleic acid molecule homologue can be produced using a numberof methods known to those skilled in the art (see, for example, Sambrooket al., ibid.). For example, nucleic acid molecules can be modifiedusing a variety of techniques including, but not limited to, classicmutagenesis techniques and recombinant DNA techniques, such assite-directed mutagenesis, chemical treatment of a nucleic acid moleculeto induce mutations, restriction enzyme cleavage of a nucleic acidfragment, ligation of nucleic acid fragments, PCR amplification and/ormutagenesis of selected regions of a nucleic acid sequence, synthesis ofoligonucleotide mixtures and ligation of mixture groups to “build” amixture of nucleic acid molecules and combinations thereof. Nucleic acidmolecule homologues can be selected from a mixture of modified nucleicacids by screening for the function of the protein encoded by thenucleic acid (e.g., ability to elicit an immune response against atleast one epitope of the naturally occurring protein, ability toselectively bind to immune serum, ability to bind to glutathione), byhybridization with the naturally occurring gene, and/or by the desiredbiological activity.

[0073] The present invention also includes nucleic acid moleculesencoding an apoptosis-inhibiting protein or an apoptosis-inducingprotein that have been modified to accommodate codon usage properties ofthe cells in which such nucleic acid molecules are to be expressed.

[0074] Knowing the nucleic acid sequences of certain nucleic acidmolecules useful in the present invention allows one skilled in the artto, for example, (a) make copies of those nucleic acid molecules, (b)obtain nucleic acid molecules including at least a portion of suchnucleic acid molecules (e.g., nucleic acid molecules includingfull-length genes, full-length coding regions, regulatory controlsequences, truncated coding regions), and (c) obtain similar nucleicacid molecules from other mammals, particularly since, as described indetail in the Examples section, knowledge of a nucleic acid moleculefrom one species (e.g., rat Fas ligand) enables the isolation of thecorresponding nucleic acid molecule from another species (e.g., humanFas ligand). Such nucleic acid molecules can be obtained in a variety ofways including screening appropriate expression libraries withantibodies against the protein encoded by the desired nucleic acidmolecule; traditional cloning techniques using oligonucleotide probes,such as those of the present invention for Fas ligand, to screenappropriate libraries or DNA; and PCR amplification of appropriatelibraries or DNA using oligonucleotide primers.

[0075] The present invention also includes a recombinant vector, whichcan be any vector capable of enabling recombinant production of aprotein and/or which can deliver the nucleic acid molecule into a hostcell. Such a vector contains heterologous nucleic acid sequences (e.g.,nucleic acid sequences that are not naturally found adjacent to thenucleic acid molecule to be expressed). The vector can be either RNA orDNA, either prokaryotic or eukaryotic, and typically is a virus or aplasmid. Recombinant vectors can be used in the cloning, sequencing,and/or otherwise manipulating of nucleic acid molecules useful in thepresent invention. Preferred recombinant vectors are capable ofreplicating when transformed into a suitable host cell. As used herein,a recombinant vector which is linked to a nucleic acid sequence encodingthe desired protein (e.g., an apoptosis-inhibiting protein or anapoptosis-inducing protein) can be referred to herein as either arecombinant vector or a recombinant molecule. Recombinant viral vectorsof the present invention are described in detail below.

[0076] A recombinant molecule of the present invention is a moleculethat can include at least one of any nucleic acid molecule encoding anapoptosis-inhibiting protein or a nucleic acid molecule encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein operatively linked to at least one of anytranscription control sequence capable of effectively regulatingexpression of the nucleic acid molecule(s) in the cell to betransformed, examples of which are disclosed herein. Although the phrase“nucleic acid molecule” primarily refers to the physical nucleic acidmolecule and the phrase “nucleic acid sequence” primarily refers to thesequence of nucleotides on the nucleic acid molecule, the two phrasescan be used interchangeably, especially with respect to a nucleic acidmolecule, or a nucleic acid sequence, being capable of encoding aprotein. In addition, the phrase “recombinant molecule” primarily refersto a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence, but can be used interchangeably with the phrase “nucleic acidmolecule” which is administered to an animal.

[0077] The recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acidsequence encoding an apoptosis-inhibiting protein and the recombinantviral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein can either be separate molecules, both ofwhich are introduced into the production cell line, or alternatively,the recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequenceencoding an apoptosis-inhibiting protein can be contained within (i.e.,is a portion of) the recombinant viral vector that comprises a nucleicacid sequence encoding an apoptosis-inducing protein. In this latterinstance, the nucleic acid sequence encoding an apoptosis-inhibitingprotein can be operatively linked to either the same transcriptioncontrol sequence as the nucleic acid sequence encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein, or to a different transcription controlsequence. In one embodiment, when the two nucleic acid sequences areoperatively linked to the same transcription control sequence, thenucleic acid sequence encoding an apoptosis-inhibiting protein and thenucleic acid sequence encoding an apoptosis-inducing protein areseparated in the recombinant viral vector by an internal ribosome entrysite (IRES) (described in detail below).

[0078] Therefore, one embodiment of the present invention relates to arecombinant viral vector for inducing apoptosis in cells infected by thevector. The vector includes: (a) a nucleic acid sequence encoding anapoptosis-inhibiting protein operatively linked to a transcriptioncontrol sequence and (b) a nucleic acid sequence encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence. The nucleic acid sequences of (a) and (b) can be operativelylinked to the same or different transcription control sequences, andwhen linked to the same transcription control sequence, are preferablyseparated by an IRES.

[0079] In a recombinant molecule of the present invention, including arecombinant viral vector, nucleic acid molecules are operatively linkedto expression vectors containing regulatory sequences such astranscription control sequences, translation control sequences, originsof replication, and other regulatory sequences that are compatible withthe recombinant cell and that control the expression of nucleic acidmolecules of the present invention and/or the propagation of therecombinant viral vector, when applicable. In particular, recombinantmolecules of the present invention include nucleic acid sequences thatare operatively linked to one or more transcription control sequences.The phrase “operatively linked” refers to linking a nucleic acidsequence to a transcription control sequence in a manner such that themolecule is able to be expressed when transfected (i.e., transformed,transduced, infected or transfected) into a host cell. Transcriptioncontrol sequences are sequences which control the initiation,elongation, and termination of transcription. Particularly importanttranscription control sequences are those which control transcriptioninitiation, such as promoter, enhancer, operator and repressorsequences. Suitable transcription control sequences include anytranscription control sequence that can function in at least one of therecombinant cells of the present invention. A variety of suchtranscription control sequences are known to those skilled in the art.Preferred transcription control sequences include those which functionin bacterial, yeast, insect and mammalian cells, such as, but notlimited to, tac, lac, trp, trc, oxy-pro, omp/lpp, rmB, bacteriophagelambda (λ) (such as λp_(L) and λp_(R) and fusions that include suchpromoters), bacteriophage T7, T7lac, bacteriophage T3, bacteriophageSP6, bacteriophage SP01, metallothionein, α-mating factor, Pichiaalcohol oxidase, alphavirus subgenomic promoters (such as Sindbis virussubgenomic promoters), antibiotic resistance gene, baculovirus,Heliothis zea insect virus, vaccinia virus, herpesvirus, raccoonpoxvirus, other poxvirus, adenovirus, cytomegalovirus (such asintermediate early promoters, simian virus 40, retrovirus, actin,retroviral long terminal repeat, Rous sarcoma virus, heat shock,phosphate and nitrate transcription control sequences as well as othersequences capable of controlling gene expression in prokaryotic oreukaryotic cells. Particularly preferred transcription control sequencesinclude tissue-specific promoters (e.g., insulin promoters, α-myosinheavy chain promoter and endothelin promoter) and enhancers, as well aslymphokine-inducible promoters (e.g., promoters inducible by interferonsor interleukins) and constitutively active promoters (e.g., β-activinpromoter and ubiquitin promoter). Transcription control sequences of thepresent invention can also include naturally occurring transcriptioncontrol sequences naturally associated with the protein to be expressedprior to isolation.

[0080] According to the present invention, a recombinant molecule can bedicistronic. A cistron refers to a unit of DNA that is capable ofencoding an amino acid sequence having a naturally-occurring biologicalfunction. A dicistronic plasmid refers to a plasmid containing twocistrons. Preferably, a dicistronic recombinant molecule of the presentinvention comprises an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) element towhich eukaryotic ribosomes can bind (see, for example, Jang et al., J.Virol. 62:2636-2643, 1988; Pelletier et al. Nature 334:320-325, 1988;Jackson, Nature 353:14-15, 1991; Macejek et al., Nature 353:90-94, 1991;Oh et al., Genes & Develop. 6:1643-1653, 1992; Molla et al., Nature356:255-257, 1992; and Kozak, Crit. Rev. Biochem. Molec. Biol.27(4,5):385-402, 1992).

[0081] Recombinant molecules of the present invention may also (a)contain secretory signals (i.e., signal segment nucleic acid sequences)to enable an expressed protein to be secreted from the cell thatproduces the protein and/or (b) contain fusion sequences which lead tothe expression of nucleic acid molecules as fusion proteins. Eukaryoticrecombinant molecules may include intervening and/or untranslatedsequences surrounding and/or within the nucleic acid sequences ofnucleic acid molecules. Suitable signal segments include any signalsegment capable of directing the secretion of a given protein. Preferredsignal segments include, but are not limited to, tissue plasminogenactivator (t-PA), interferon, interleukin, growth hormone,histocompatibility and viral envelope glycoprotein signal segments.

[0082] The method of the present invention is used for propagation of arecombinant viral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein. Such a vector includes a recombinantmolecule of the present invention that is packaged in a viral coat andthat can be expressed in an animal or recombinant cell afteradministration. Preferably, the viral vector is capable of beingpropagated (e.g., replicated and packaged) when introduced into anappropriate host cell (e.g., a production cell line). In one embodiment,the recombinant viral vector is packaging- and/or replication-deficient.A number of recombinant viral vectors can be used, including, but notlimited to, those based on alphaviruses, poxviruses, adenoviruses,herpesviruses, lentiviruses, adeno-associated viruses, vaccinia viruses,baculoviruses, parvoviruses and retroviruses. Particularly preferredviral vectors are those based on adenoviruses, adeno-associated virusesand lentiviruses. When introduced into a production cell line that iscapable of replicating and packaging the viral vector (e.g., a cell thathas been transformed with or naturally carries viral genes required forreplication and/or packaging of a virus from which the viral vector isderived), the recombinant viral vector is propagated. Moreover, wheninfected into a recipient host cell under the appropriate conditionsaccording to the present invention, a recombinant viral vector of thepresent invention can direct the production of the encodedapoptosis-inducing protein. Viral vectors suitable for gene delivery arewell known in the art and can be selected by the skilled artisan for usein the present invention. A detailed discussion of current viral vectorsis provided in “Molecular Biotechnology,” Second Edition, by Glick andPasternak, ASM Press, Wash. D.C., 1998, pp. 555!-590, the entirety ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference. One viral vector for use inthe present invention is a human adenovirus 5 construct under thecontrol of a CMV immediate early promoter. A viral vector encoding a Fasligand protein is described in detail in the Examples section, andcomprises a nucleic acid sequence that comprises at least a portion of anucleic acid sequence represented herein by SEQ ID NO:4. Referring toSEQ ID NO:4, the CMV immediate early promoter, coding sequence, SV40small t intron and SV40 polyA can be inserted between nucleotides 454and 455. Therefore, a viral vector encoding Fas ligand protein caninclude all or a sufficient portion of SEQ ID NO:4 (e.g., sufficient toproduce a recombinant viral vector according to the present invention),with the promoter, coding sequence and other required regulatorysequences, such as the SV40 sequences referenced above, inserted at theabove-designated position.

[0083] An adenoviral vector is one preferred vector for use in thepresent methods. An adenoviral vector infects a wide range ofnondividing human cells and has been used extensively in live vaccineswithout adverse side effects. Adenoviral vectors do not integrate intothe host genome, and therefore, gene therapy using this system requiresperiodic administration, although methods have been described whichextend the expression time of adenoviral transferred genes, such asadministration of antibodies directed against T cell receptors at thesite of expression (Sawchuk et al., 1996, Hum. Gene. Ther. 7:499-506).It is noted, however, that for use in the therapeutic methods of thepresent invention as described below, it is typically not necessary thatthe expression of the apoptosis-inducing protein by the viral vector belong-term, and in fact, short term expression is typically preferred.More particularly, expression of an apoptosis-inducing protein in themethods of the present invention (e.g., for the induction of toleranceand/or elimination of targeted host lymphocytes or for cancer therapy)is preferably accomplished by short term exposure of the target cells tothe protein. Such short term exposure is sufficient to be effective forinduction of apoptosis in a target cell (and/or tolerance, in the caseof lymphocytes), and minimizes potential undesirable side effects ofhaving an apoptosis-inducing protein available in a patient, which wouldincrease with long-term expression.

[0084] The efficiency of adenovirus-mediated gene delivery can beenhanced by developing a virus that preferentially infects a particulartarget cell. For example, a gene for the attachment fibers of adenoviruscan be engineered to include a DNA element that encodes a protein domainthat binds to a cell-specific receptor. Examples of successful in vivodelivery of genes has been demonstrated and are discussed in more detailbelow.

[0085] Yet another type of viral vector is based on adeno-associatedviruses, which are small, nonpathogenic, single-stranded human viruses.This virus can integrate into a specific site on chromosome 19. Thisvirus can carry a cloned insert of about 4.5 kb, and has typically beensuccessfully used to express proteins in vivo from 70 days to at least 5months. Demonstrating that the art is quickly advancing in the area ofgene therapy, however, a recent publication by Bennett et al. reportedefficient and stable transgene expression by adeno-associated viralvector transfer in vivo for greater than 1 year (Bennett et al., 1999,Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96:9920-9925). As discussed above, however,the methods of the present invention do not typically require long-termexpression, and so any of the viral vectors described herein would besufficient for use in the therapeutic methods of the present invention.

[0086] When it is desired to have a nucleic acid sequence inserted intothe host genome for long term expression, a retroviral vector can bepackaged in the envelope protein of another virus so that it has thebinding specificity and infection spectrum that are determined by theenvelope protein (e.g., a pseudotyped virus). In addition, the envelopegene can be genetically engineered to include a DNA element that encodesand amino acid sequence that binds to a cell receptor to create arecombinant retrovirus that infects a specific cell type. Expression ofthe gene (e.g., a Fas ligand gene) can be further controlled by the useof a cell or tissue-specific promoter. Retroviral vectors have beensuccessfully used to transfect cells with a gene which is expressed andmaintained in a variety of ex vivo systems.

[0087] It may be appreciated by one skilled in the art that use ofrecombinant DNA technologies can improve expression of transformednucleic acid molecules by manipulating, for example, the number ofcopies of the nucleic acid molecules within a host cell, the efficiencywith which those nucleic acid molecules are transcribed, the efficiencywith which the resultant transcripts are translated, and the efficiencyof post-translational modifications. Recombinant techniques useful forincreasing the expression of nucleic acid molecules of the presentinvention include, but are not limited to, operatively linking nucleicacid molecules to high-copy number plasmids, integration of the nucleicacid molecules into one or more host cell chromosomes, addition ofvector stability sequences to plasmids, substitutions or modificationsof transcription control signals (e.g., promoters, operators,enhancers), substitutions or modifications of translational controlsignals (e.g., Shine-Dalgarno sequences), modification of nucleic acidmolecules to correspond to the codon usage of the host cell, deletion ofsequences that destabilize transcripts, and use of control signals thattemporally separate recombinant cell growth from recombinant enzymeproduction during fermentation. The activity of an expressed recombinantprotein of the present invention may be improved by fragmenting,modifying, or derivatizing nucleic acid molecules encoding such aprotein.

[0088] According to the method of the present invention, a recombinantviral vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein can be propagated by culturing a productioncell line, also referred to generally as an isolated cell, that has beentransfected with a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence, and with a recombinant viral vector comprising a recombinantnucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding aprotein that induces apoptosis in a cell. An isolated cell transfectedwith a recombinant viral vector and/or other recombinant nucleic acidmolecule can also generally be referred to as a recombinant cell. Asused herein, an isolated cell which is used to propagate a recombinantviral vector, can also be referred to as a production cell or cell line,and an isolated cell that is used to produce an apoptosis-inducingprotein (such as in a therapeutic method of the present invention) canbe referred to as a host cell. In some instances, a production cell anda host cell are the same cell. For example, the production cell line canalso be capable of expressing the apoptosis-inducing protein underconditions effective to produce the protein, if desired (e.g., whenadministered to a patient to suppress graft rejection). Alternatively,the propagated viral vector can be recovered from the production cellline and transfected into another suitable host cell where theapoptosis-inducing protein can be expressed. An isolated cell that isused to carry a recombinant vector or molecule to an appropriate invitro or in vivo site can also be referred to as a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier. Transfection of a recombinant nucleic acid moleculeor a recombinant viral vector into a cell can be accomplished by anymethod by which a nucleic acid molecule can be inserted into the cell.Transfection techniques include, but are not limited to, transformation,electroporation, microinjection, lipofection, adsorption, infection andprotoplast fusion. In the case of a recombinant viral vector, the hostcell is preferably transfected by infection.

[0089] A host cell that has been transfected with a recombinant nucleicacid molecule and/or a recombinant viral vector can be referred toherein as a recombinant cell. A recombinant cell may remain unicellularor may grow into a tissue, organ or a multicellular organism.Preferably, a recombinant cell of the present invention is suitable forpropagating the recombinant viral vector encoding an apoptosis-inducingprotein. Such a cell is typically referred to herein as a productioncell, and for some viral vectors, is referred to as a packaging cellline. Transfected nucleic acid molecules of the present invention canremain extrachromosomal or can integrate into one or more sites within achromosome of the transfected (i.e., recombinant) cell in such a mannerthat their ability to be expressed is retained.

[0090] Suitable cells to transfect for the method of propagating a viralvector according to the present invention include any isolated cell thatcan be transfected with a recombinant nucleic acid molecule and arecombinant viral vector, and which can replicate the viral vector. Forexample, packaging cell lines are specialized cells in that they haveadditionally been transfected with or naturally contain viral geneswhich allow the transfected viral vector to be propagated. Isolatedproduction cells can be either untransfected cells or cells that arealready transfected with at least one nucleic acid molecule. Isolatedcells of the present invention can be any cell capable of producing arecombinant protein and/or capable of propagating a recombinant viralvector and include mammalian, bacterial, fungal (including yeast),parasite, insect, other animal and plant cells. In one embodiment of thepresent invention, preferred production cells include bacterial, insectand mammalian cells. Particularly preferred production cells includeembryonal kidney cells, such as the 293 cell line described in theExamples section. 293 (ATCC Accession No. CRL-1573) has been transformedby the E1 region of the adenovirus 5 chromosome and is therefore usefulfor propagating viral vectors derived from adenoviruses.

[0091] In one embodiment of the present invention, and particularly,therapeutic methods of the present invention, a suitable cell to betransfected with a recombinant viral vector encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein includes host cells (e.g., cells which are tobe the final recipient of or the carrier of the recombinant viralvector), such as any mammalian cells which are useful and desirable as atransplantable graft (e.g., an insulin-producing beta cell). Such a hostcell can also be a part of an organ which is to be transplanted (e.g., akidney having multiple cells transformed with Fas ligand). Additionally,such a host cell can be any cell which is transplanted in conjunctionwith another non-transformed cell or organ (i.e., a fibroblast cellwhich has been transformed to express Fas ligand that is transplantedwith a non-transformed beta cell or a kidney comprising non-transformedcells). In certain embodiments, discussed below, such a host cell canalso be transfected with a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding anapoptosis-inhibiting protein as described herein.

[0092] Effective conditions for propagation of a recombinant viralvector and/or effective conditions to produce an apoptosis-inducingprotein include, but are not limited to, appropriate media, bioreactor,temperature, pH and oxygen conditions that permit viral propagationand/or protein production. Similarly, effective conditions for inductionof apoptosis in a cell include, but are not limited to, the presence ofa required cofactor or receptor for induction of apoptosis, and cultureor environmental conditions which allow apoptosis to occur. An effectivemedium is typically an aqueous medium comprising assimilable carbon,nitrogen and phosphate sources, as well as appropriate salts, minerals,metals and other nutrients, such as vitamins. The medium may comprisecomplex nutrients or may be a defined minimal medium. Cells can becultured in conventional fermentation bioreactors, which include, butare not limited to, batch, fed-batch, cell recycle, and continuousfermentors. Culturing can also be conducted in shake flasks, test tubes,microtiter dishes, and petri plates. Culturing is carried out at atemperature, pH and oxygen content appropriate for the isolated cell.Such culturing conditions are well within the expertise of one ofordinary skill in the art. Examples of suitable conditions are includedin the Examples section.

[0093] Depending on the vector and host system used for production,resultant recombinantly produced proteins may either remain within theisolated cell (i.e., be expressed internally); be secreted into theculture medium; be secreted into a space between two cellular membranes,such as the periplasmic space in E. coli; or be retained on the outersurface of a cell or viral membrane.

[0094] The phrase “recovering the viral vector” or “recovering theprotein” refers simply to collecting the whole culture medium containingthe viral vector and/or protein and need not imply additional steps ofseparation or purification. Recombinant viral vectors can be recoveredfrom production cells using a variety of standard techniques, includingbut not limited to lysis, centrifugation, and chromatography.Apoptosis-inducing proteins can be purified using a variety of standardprotein purification techniques, such as, but not limited to, affinitychromatography, ion exchange chromatography, filtration,electrophoresis, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, gel filtrationchromatography, reverse phase chromatography, concanavalin Achromatography, chromatofocusing and differential solubilization.

[0095] Using the production method of the present invention, a viralvector encoding an apoptosis-inducing protein according to the presentinvention can be replicated to a viral titer of at least about 1×10⁸ pfuper ml of supernatant isolated from the cell (i.e., using standardmethods for isolating virus from a production cell line) and morepreferably at least about 5×10⁸ pfu per ml of supernatant isolated fromthe cell, and even more preferably at least about 1×10⁹ pfu per ml ofsupernatant isolated from the cell, and even more preferably at leastabout 5×10⁹ pfu per ml of supernatant isolated from the cell, and evenmore preferably at least about 1×10¹⁰ pfu per ml of supernatant isolatedfrom the cell, without damaging or destroying the production cell (i.e.,the packaging cell line).

[0096] The recombinant viral vector of the present invention, isolatedcells transfected with such a recombinant viral vector, and the methodof propagating such a recombinant viral vector, are useful inembodiments of the present invention related to therapeutic methods ofpreventing and treating diseases and conditions including graftrejection, cancer and T-lymphocyte mediated diseases. Accordingly,another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method ofsuppressing T-lymphocyte-mediated graft rejection in a recipient mammal.The method comprises introducing into the mammal a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier comprising a recombinant viral vector comprising anucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosisoperatively linked to a transcription control sequence. In oneembodiment of this method, the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier canadditionally comprise a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising anucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosisoperatively linked to a transcription control sequence. In thisembodiment, the nucleic acid sequence encoding the apoptosis-inhibitingprotein is preferably contained within the recombinant viral vector,although the recombinant nucleic acid molecule can be administered as aseparate molecule, particularly when delivered to a cell by ex vivomethods. When the nucleic acid sequence encoding theapoptosis-inhibiting protein is within the recombinant viral vector, thenucleic acid sequence encoding this protein and the nucleic acidsequence encoding the apoptosis-inducing protein can be operativelylinked to the same or different transcription control sequences, andwhen linked to the same transcription control sequence, are preferablyseparated by an IRES. Such vectors, recombinant molecules,apoptosis-inducing proteins and apoptosis-inhibiting proteins have beendescribed above. In one embodiment, the apoptosis-inducing protein isFas ligand.

[0097] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is anisolated cell that is transfected with the recombinant viral vector,alone or in combination with the recombinant nucleic acid moleculeencoding an apoptosis-inhibiting protein. In this embodiment, the cellpreferably has the characteristics of a suitable host cell of thepresent invention as described above. Specifically, the cellular carriershould be capable of expressing the apoptosis-inducing protein and, whenincluded, the apoptosis-inhibiting protein. According to the presentinvention, the apoptosis-inhibiting protein is included in thepharmaceutically acceptable carrier when it is desirable to protect thecarrier cell from undergoing apoptosis. In one embodiment, the cellularcarrier is capable of expressing the apoptosis-inducing protein at thesite of transplantation. In one embodiment, the carrier cell is a partof a graft to be transplanted in a recipient, although the cell does notnecessarily need to be a part of the graft (e.g., the cell can be aheterologous cell that is associated with the graft ex vivo for thepurposes of providing an apoptosis-inducing protein to protect thegraft). In the former embodiment, the transplanted tissue itselffunctions as a source of an apoptosis-inducing protein, which in apreferred embodiment, is Fas ligand. In this embodiment, transplantedtissue is obtained from a non-human animal is transfected with therecombinant viral vector encoding the apoptosis-inducing protein and insome embodiments, with a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding anapoptosis-inhibiting protein. As discussed above, the recombinantnucleic acid molecule encoding an apoptosis-inhibiting protein can becontained within the recombinant viral vector, or can be transfected asa separate nucleic acid molecule. The transfected cells maintain theirability to express biologically active apoptosis-inducing protein whentransplanted into the recipient host animal. The invention includes thetransplant of apoptosis-inducing protein-expressing tissue alone (e.g.,transplant of transgenic islet cells into a diabetic patient) ortransplantation of apoptosis-inducing protein-expressing autologoustissue along with non-manipulated donor tissue (e.g., transplant of anon-transgenic islet cells to a patient in need thereof withapoptosis-inducing protein-expressing tissue to the graft site, therebycreating an artificial immunologically-privileged site). In this lattercase, the transplanted apoptosis-inducing protein-expressing tissuefunctions to suppress rejection of the transplanted islet cells.Preferred methods of administering such a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier are discussed in detail below.

[0098] According to the present invention, donor tissue may he obtainedfrom the same or a different species as the recipient mammal. The term“donor tissue”, includes cells and organs from a donor mammal, includingbut not limited to islet cells, kidney, heart, liver, lung, brain, andmuscle tissue. In one embodiment, the donor tissue may be obtained fromany mammal, and preferably pigs. Pigs offer many advantages for use asorgan and cell donor animals. For example, many porcine organs, such asthe heart and kidney, are of a similar size to human organs. In anotherembodiment of the present invention, allogeneic cells (i.e., cellsderived from a source other than a patient, but that are histotypecompatible with the patient) or autologous cells (i.e., cells isolatedfrom a patient) are transfected with recombinant viral vector describedherein. Such cells can then be referred to as a portion of a therapeuticcomposition for suppressing graft rejection in the mammal. Such atherapeutic composition is then administered to a patient by anysuitable means of administration, including, but not limited to,intradermal, intravenous or subcutaneous injection, or direct injectionat the site of transplantation during transplant surgery.

[0099] In one embodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier caninclude a liposome which contains the recombinant viral vector anddelivers the vector to a suitable site in a host recipient. According tothe present invention, a liposome pharmaceutically acceptable carriercomprises a lipid composition that is capable of delivering arecombinant nucleic acid molecule or viral vector of the presentinvention to a suitable cell and/or tissue in a mammal. A liposomepharmaceutically acceptable carrier of the present invention comprises alipid composition that is capable of fusing with the plasma membrane ofthe target cell to deliver the recombinant nucleic acid molecule and/orviral vector into a cell. A liposome pharmaceutically acceptable carrierof the present invention can be modified to target a particular site ina mammal (i.e., a targeting liposome), such as the site oftransplantation, thereby targeting and making use of a nucleic acidmolecule of the present invention at that site. Suitable modificationsinclude manipulating the chemical formula of the lipid portion of thepharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Manipulating the chemical formulaof the lipid portion of the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier canelicit the extracellular or intracellular targeting of thepharmaceutically acceptable carrier. For example, a chemical can beadded to the lipid formula of a liposome that alters the charge of thelipid bilayer of the liposome so that the liposome fuses with particularcells having particular charge characteristics. Other targetingmechanisms include targeting a site by addition of exogenous targetingmolecules to a liposome such as an antibody, soluble receptor or ligand,incorporated with the liposome, to target a particular cell or tissue towhich the targeting molecule can bind. Targeting liposomes aredescribed, for example, in Ho et al., 1986, Biochemistry 25: 5500-6; Hoet al., 1987 a, J Biol Chem 262: 13979-84; Ho et al., 1987b, J Biol Chem262: 13973-8; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,957,735 to Huang et al., each of whichis incorporated herein by reference in its entirety). Alternatively, theroute of administration, as discussed below, can be used to target aspecific cell or tissue. For example, intravenous delivery ofcholesterol-containing cationic liposomes has been shown topreferentially target pulmonary tissues (Liu et al., NatureBiotechnology 15:167, 1997), and effectively mediate transfer andexpression of genes in vivo. Additionally, a recombinant nucleic acidmolecule can be selectively (i.e., preferentially, substantiallyexclusively) expressed in a target cell by selecting a transcriptioncontrol sequence, and preferably a promoter, which is selectivelyinduced in the target cell and remains substantially inactive innon-target cells.

[0100] A liposome pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is preferablycapable of remaining stable in a mammal for a sufficient amount of timeto deliver a nucleic acid molecule of the present invention to apreferred site in the mammal. A liposome pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier of the present invention is preferably stable in the mammal intowhich it has been administered for at least about 30 minutes, morepreferably for at least about 1 hour and even more preferably for atleast about 24 hours. A preferred liposome pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier of the present invention is between about 100 and 500 nanometers(nm), more preferably between about 150 and 450 nm and even morepreferably between about 200 and 400 nm in diameter.

[0101] Suitable liposomes for use with the present invention include anyliposome. Preferred liposomes of the present invention include thoseliposomes commonly used in, for example, gene delivery methods known tothose of skill in the art. Preferred liposome pharmaceuticallyacceptable carriers comprise multilamellar vesicle (MLV) lipids andextruded lipids. Methods for preparation of MLV's are well known in theart. According to the present invention, “extruded lipids” are lipidswhich are prepared similarly to MLV lipids, but which are subsequentlyextruded through filters of decreasing size, as described in Templetonet al., 1997, Nature Biotech., 15:647-652, which is incorporated hereinby reference in its entirety. Small unilamellar vesicle (SUV) lipids canalso be used in the composition and method of the present invention. Inone embodiment, liposome pharmaceutically acceptable carriers compriseliposomes having a polycationic lipid composition (i.e., cationicliposomes) and/or liposomes having a cholesterol backbone conjugated topolyethylene glycol.

[0102] Preferably, the transfection efficiency of a nucleicacid:liposome complex of the present invention is at least about 1picogram (pg) of protein expressed per milligram (mg) of total tissueprotein per microgram (μg) of nucleic acid delivered. More preferably,the transfection efficiency of a nucleic acid:liposome complex of thepresent invention is at least about 10 pg of protein expressed per mg oftotal tissue protein per μg of nucleic acid delivered; and even morepreferably, at least about 50 pg of protein expressed per mg of totaltissue protein per μg of nucleic acid delivered; and most preferably, atleast about 100 pg of protein expressed per mg of total tissue proteinper μg of nucleic acid delivered.

[0103] In another embodiment of the present invention, pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier can include a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.As used herein, a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient refers to anysubstance suitable for delivering a therapeutic composition useful inthe method of the present invention to a suitable in vivo site. In someembodiments, a recombinant viral vector can be administered directly toa mammal in the presence of a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient andin the absence of any additional carriers. Suitable excipients of thepresent invention include excipients or formularies that assist with thetransport of cells and/or recombinant molecules to a site. Examples ofpharmaceutically acceptable excipients include, but are not limited towater, phosphate buffered saline, Ringer's solution, dextrose solution,serum-containing solutions, Hank's solution, other aqueousphysiologically balanced solutions, oils, esters and glycols. Aqueouscarriers can contain suitable auxiliary substances required toapproximate the physiological conditions of the recipient, for example,by enhancing chemical stability and isotonicity. Suitable auxiliarysubstances include, for example, sodium acetate, sodium chloride, sodiumlactate, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, and other substances usedto produce phosphate buffer, Tris buffer, and bicarbonate buffer.Auxiliary substances can also include preservatives, such as thimerosal,—or o-cresol, formalin and benzol alcohol.

[0104] The pharmaceutically acceptable carrier may be administered by anumber of methods known in the art. In one embodiment of the invention,a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising a recombinant viralvector of the present invention is administered in an effective amountto a mammal sufficient to prevent a T-lymphocyte-mediated transplantrejection or disease recurrence. The therapeutic or pharmaceuticalcomposition of the invention may be administered in a variety of ways,including by in vivo or ex vivo delivery methods, as described below.

[0105] Ex vivo refers to performing part of the regulatory step outsideof the mammal, such as by transfecting a population of cells removedfrom a mammal with a recombinant viral vector of the present inventionunder conditions such that the protein(s) encoded by the vector issubsequently expressed by the transfected cell, and returning thetransfected cells to the mammal. As used herein, the term “transfection”can be used in a broad sense to refer to any method of introducing amolecule into a cell. Methods to achieve transfection include, but arenot limited to, standard transfection, electroporation, microinjection,lipofection, adsorption, viral infection (e.g., transduction), naked DNAinjection, protoplast fusion, and transformation. Ex vivo methods areparticularly suitable when the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is acell, and most particularly, when the cell is part of a graft, such as atissue or whole organ.

[0106] A pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is administered to a mammalin a fashion to enable expression of the apoptosis-inducing protein as abiologically active protein in the mammal receiving a transplant. Apharmaceutically acceptable carrier can be administered to an animal ina variety of methods including, but not limited to, local administrationof the composition into a site in an animal (e.g., injection locallywithin the area of a transplant); ex vivo administration (e.g.,transfecting the graft cells which are to be transplanted, and/ortransfecting other non-graft cells to be transplanted with the graft),peripheral administration, and systemic administration.

[0107] One method of local administration is by direct injection. Directinjection techniques are particularly useful for suppressing graftrejection by, for example, injecting the composition into thetransplanted tissue. Preferably, a recombinant viral vector of thepresent invention alone, or contained within a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier is administered by direct injection into or locallywithin the area of a transplanted tissue. Administration of acomposition locally within the area of a transplanted tissue refers toinjecting the composition centimeters and preferably, millimeters withinthe transplanted tissue. A preferred transplanted tissue to injectincludes discrete organs, including, but not limited to kidney, lung,liver, and pancreas.

[0108] Preferred methods of in vivo administration include, but are notlimited to, intravenous administration, intraperitoneal administration,intramuscular administration, intracoronary administration,intraarterial administration (e.g., into a carotid artery), subcutaneousadministration, transdermal delivery, intratracheal administration,subcutaneous administration, intraarticular administration,intraventricular administration, inhalation (e.g., aerosol),intracerebral, nasal, oral, pulmonary administration, impregnation of acatheter, and direct injection into a tissue. Intravenous,intraperitoneal, and intramuscular administrations can be performedusing methods standard in the art. Aerosol delivery can also beperformed using methods standard in the art (see, for example, Striblinget al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 189:11277-11281, 1992, which isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety). Oral delivery can beperformed by complexing a therapeutic composition of the presentinvention to a carrier capable of withstanding degradation by digestiveenzymes in the gut of an animal. Examples of such carriers, includeplastic capsules or tablets, such as those known in the art. Topicaldelivery can be performed by mixing a therapeutic composition of thepresent invention with a lipophilic reagent (e.g., DMSO) that is capableof passing into the skin.

[0109] Various methods of administration of a recombinant viral vectordisclosed herein have been shown to be effective for delivery of anucleic acid molecule to a target cell, whereby the nucleic acidmolecule transfected the cell and was expressed. In many studies,successful delivery and expression of a heterologous gene was achievedusing preferred pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and routes ofadministration of the present invention. All of the publicationsdiscussed below and elsewhere herein with regard to gene delivery andpharmaceutically acceptable carriers are incorporated herein byreference in their entirety. For example, using liposome delivery, U.S.Pat. No. 5,705,151, issued Jan. 6, 1998, to Dow et al. demonstrated thesuccessful in vivo intravenous delivery of a nucleic acid moleculeencoding a superantigen and a nucleic acid molecule encoding a cytokinein a cationic liposome pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, whereby theencoded proteins were expressed in tissues of the animal, andparticularly in pulmonary tissues. Liu et al., 1997, ibid. demonstratedthat intravenous delivery of cholesterol-containing cationic liposomescontaining genes preferentially targets pulmonary tissues andeffectively mediates transfer and expression of the genes in vivo.Several publications by Dzau and collaborators demonstrate thesuccessful in vivo delivery and expression of a gene into cells of theheart, including cardiac myocytes and fibroblasts and vascular smoothmuscle cells using both naked DNA and Hemagglutinating virus ofJapan-liposome delivery, administered by both incubation within thepericardium and infusion into a coronary artery (intracoronary delivery)(See, for example, Aoki et al., 1997, J. Mol. Cell, Cardiol. 29:949-959;Kaneda et al., 1997, Ann N.Y. Acad. Sci. 811:299-308; and von der Leyenet al., 1995, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 92:1137-1141).

[0110] Delivery of numerous nucleic acid sequences has been accomplishedby administration of viral vectors encoding the nucleic acid sequences.Using such vectors, successful delivery and expression has been achievedusing ex vivo delivery (See, of many examples, retroviral vector; Blaeseet al., 1995, Science 270:475-480; Bordignon et al., 1995, Science270:470-475), nasal administration (CFTR-adenovirus-associated vector),intracoronary administration (adenoviral vector and Hemagglutinatingvirus of Japan, see above), intravenous administration (adeno-associatedviral vector; Koeberl et al., 1997, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA94:1426-1431). A publication by Maurice et al., 1999, ibid. demonstratedthat an adenoviral vector encoding a β2-adrenergic receptor,administered by intracoronary delivery, resulted in diffuse multichambermyocardial expression of the gene in vivo, and subsequent significantincreases in hemodynamic function and other improved physiologicalparameters. Levine et al. describe in vitro, ex vivo and in vivodelivery and expression of a gene to human adipocytes and rabbitadipocytes using an adenoviral vector and direct injection of theconstructs into adipose tissue (Levine et al., 1998, J Nutr. Sci.Vitaminol. 44:569-572).

[0111] In the area of neuronal gene delivery, multiple successful invivo gene transfers have been reported. Millecamps et al. reported thetargeting of adenoviral vectors to neurons using neuron restrictiveenhancer elements placed upstream of the promoter for the transgene(phosphoglycerate promoter). Such vectors were administered to mice andrats intramuscularly and intracerebrally, respectively, resulting insuccessful neuronal-specific transfection and expression of thetransgene in vivo (Millecamps et al., 1999, Nat. Biotechnol.17:865-869). Bennett et al. reported the use of adeno-associated viralvector to deliver and express a gene by subretinal injection in theneural retina in vivo for greater than 1 year (Bennett, 1999, ibid.).

[0112] Gene delivery to synovial lining cells and articular joints hashad similar successes. Oligino and colleagues report the use of a herpessimplex viral vector which is deficient for the immediate early genes,ICP4, 22 and 27, to deliver and express two different receptors insynovial lining cells in vivo (Oligino et al., 1999, Gene Ther.6:1713-1720). The herpes vectors were administered by intraarticularinjection. Kuboki et al. used adenoviral vector-mediated gene transferand intraarticular injection to successfully and specifically express agene in the temporomandibular joints of guinea pigs in vivo (Kuboki etal., 1999, Arch. Oral. Biol. 44:701-709). Apparailly and colleaguessystemically administered adenoviral vectors encoding IL-10 to mice anddemonstrated successful expression of the gene product and profoundtherapeutic effects in the treatment of experimentally induced arthritis(Apparailly et al., 1998, J Immunol. 160:5213-5220). In another study,murine leukemia virus-based retroviral vector was used to deliver (byintraarticular injection) and express a human growth hormone gene bothex vivo and in vivo (Ghivizzani et al., 1997, Gene Ther. 4:977-982).This study showed that expression by in vivo gene transfer was at leastequivalent to that of the ex vivo gene transfer. As discussed above,Sawchuk et al. has reported successful in vivo adenoviral vectordelivery of a gene by intraarticular injection, and prolonged expressionof the gene in the synovium by pretreatment of the joint with anti-Tcell receptor monoclonal antibody (Sawchuk et al., 1996, ibid. Finally,it is noted that ex vivo gene transfer of human interleukin-1 receptorantagonist using a retrovirus has produced high level intraarticularexpression and therapeutic efficacy in treatment of arthritis, and isnow entering FDA approved human gene therapy trials (Evans and Robbins,1996, Curr. Opin. Rheumatol. 8:230-234). Therefore, the state of the artin gene therapy has led the FDA to consider human gene therapy anappropriate strategy for the treatment of at least arthritis.

[0113] Therapeutic compositions of the present invention can beadministered to any animal, preferably to mammals, and more preferablyto humans.

[0114] Example 1 describes the transplantation of rat islet cells intothe renal subcapsular space of diabetic PVG rats. Pumps dispensingsaline (controls) or purified Fas ligand (experimentals) are implantedin proximity to the graft site.

[0115] As an alternative to administration of an apoptosis-inducingprotein to the graft site via the recombinant viral vector disclosedherein, transplant tissue can be grown in transgenic animals which havebeen genetically altered to contain the Fas ligand gene sequence. Suchtransgenic animals can be made by standard transgenic techniques(Example 2). Example 3 describes transplantation of islet cells fromtransgenic rats wherein the transplanted tissue itself is an endogenoussource of Fas ligand.

[0116] In one embodiment, pharmaceutically acceptable carrier of thepresent invention is administered by injection or by continuous infusionfrom an implanted pump. Other appropriate administration forms areenvisioned. For example, semipermeable implantable membrane devices thatare useful as means for delivering drugs or medications are known. Theencapsulation of cells that secrete neurotransmitter factors, and theimplantation of such devices into the brain of patients suffering fromParkinson's disease has been described (See for example, U.S. Pat. No.4,892,538; U.S. Pat. No. 5,011,472; U.S. Pat. No. 5,106,627).

[0117] An effective administration protocol (i.e., administering atherapeutic composition in an effective manner) comprises suitable doseparameters and modes of administration that result in suppression ofgraft rejection and/or treatment of a disease. Effective dose parametersand modes of administration can be determined using methods standard inthe art for a particular transplant or disease. Such methods include,for example, determination of survival rates, side effects (i.e.,toxicity) and survival of graft/progression or regression of disease. Inparticular, the effectiveness of dose parameters and modes ofadministration of a therapeutic composition of the present inventionwhen treating a T-lymphocyte-mediated disease (discussed below) can bedetermined by assessing response rates. Such response rates refer to thepercentage of treated patients in a population of patients that respondwith either partial or complete remission of the disease. Theeffectiveness of dose parameters and modes of administration of atherapeutic composition of the present invention when suppressing orpreventing graft/transplant rejection can be determined by assessing thesurvival of the graft over time.

[0118] In accordance with the present invention, a suitable single dosesize is a dose that is capable of suppressing or preventing graftrejection when administered one or more times over a suitable timeperiod. Doses can vary depending upon the disease being treated.

[0119] A suitable single dose of a recombinant viral vector encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier toadminister to an animal to suppress or prevent graft rejection, is anamount capable of reducing, and preferably eliminating, destruction ofthe graft following transfection of the recombinant molecules into cellsat or near the graft site. A preferred single dose of a therapeuticcomposition to treat graft rejection is from about 100 μg to about 2milligrams (mg) of total recombinant molecules, more preferably fromabout 150 μg to about 1 mg of total recombinant molecules, and even morepreferably from about 200 μg to about 800 μg of total recombinantmolecules.

[0120] It will be obvious to one of skill in the art that the number ofdoses administered to an animal is dependent upon the response of anindividual patient to the treatment, as well as other factors, such aswhether the patient has a disease which will affect graft survival(e.g., an autoimmune disease). Thus, it is within the scope of thepresent invention that a suitable number of doses includes any numberrequired to allow graft survival. A preferred protocol is monthlyadministrations of single doses (as described above) for up to about 1year. A preferred number of doses of a therapeutic compositioncomprising pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising a recombinantviral vector in order to suppress graft rejection is from about 1 toabout 10 administrations per patient, preferably from about 2 to about 8administrations per patient, and even more preferably from about 3 toabout 5 administrations per patient. Preferably, such administrationsare given once every 2 weeks until signs of graft survival are measured,then once a month until it is determined that treatment can be decreasedor eliminated.

[0121] A preferred number of doses of a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier comprising a recombinant viral vector of the present inventionin order to suppress graft rejection, is from about 2 to about 10administrations patient, more preferably from about 3 to about 8administrations per patient, and even more preferably from about 3 toabout 7 administrations per patient. Preferably, such administrationsare given once every 2 weeks signs of graft survival are measured, thenonce a month until it is determined that treatment can be decreased oreliminated.

[0122] In one embodiment of the method to suppress T-lymphocyte mediatedgraft rejection, the apoptosis-inducing protein is Fas ligand. Oneaspect of the present invention generally relates to the use of Fasligand to suppress T-lymphocyte-mediated immune responses, includingrejection of transplanted tissue. Such a method is disclosed in relatedU.S. Pat. No. 5,759,536, which is incorporated herein by reference inits entirety. Such immune responses include those directed againstautologous tissue in autoimmune conditions, as well as immune responsesagainst autologous, allogeneic or xenogeneic tissue transplanted intopatients in need of such tissues (e.g., transplants of porcine isletcells into patients who have or are at risk of developing diabetesmellitus). The present invention also relates to the use of Fas ligandto prevent T-lymphocyte-mediated disease recurrence and to treatT-lymphocyte-mediated primary disease (i.e., a T-lymphocyte mediatedautoimmune disease). The methods of the invention involve providing anamount of Fas ligand effective to suppress T-lymphocyte-mediatedrejection of transplanted tissue, disease recurrence, and/or primarydisease.

[0123] Prior to the present invention, it was known that severalimmunologically privileged sites in mammals allow prolonged survival oftransplanted allografts. The remarkable survival of islet allografts andxenografts transplanted into abdominal testes has been reported (Selawryet al, 1985, Diabetes, 34:1019-1024; Bellgrau et al., 1990,Transplantation, 50:654-657; Selawry et al., 1987, Diabetes,36:1061-1067). For example, it has been shown that an unknown factor orfactors released by testicular Sertoli cells appears to be responsiblefor the protection of the intratesticular islet allografts andxenografts against rejection (Selawry et al., 1991, Transplantation,52:846-850). This unknown factor(s) has been reported to inhibit theproduction of IL-2 in vitro.

[0124] In addition, Sertoli cells have been used to establish animmunologically privileged site in vivo in the renal subcapsular space(Selawry et al., 1993, Cell Transplantation, 2:123-129). Briefly,diabetic PVG rats received rat islet cell grafts with and withoutSertoli cells and with and without cyclosporine (CsA). The resultsshowed that 70%-100% of the recipient rats receiving islet cells alone,islet cells and CsA, or islet cells and Sertoli enriched cells, remainedhyperglycemic. In contrast, prolonged normoglycemia in excess of 100days was achieved in rats receiving a combination of islet cells,Sertoli enriched cells, and CsA.

[0125] The present inventors discovered for the first time that thefactor released by testicular Sertoli cells which is responsible for theprotection of the intratesticular islet allografts and xenograftsagainst rejection is the Fas ligand. It was not until the discovery ofthis heretofore unknown mechanism of T-lymphocyte suppression in animmunopriveleged site that the novel, site-specific, and highlyeffective methods for suppressing T-lymphocyte mediated graft rejection,T-lymphocyte-mediated disease recurrence, and T-lymphocyte-mediatedprimary disease by providing exogenous Fas ligand were appreciated.

[0126] The Fas ligand, which is the naturally occurring ligand of Fas,was recently purified and identified as a 40 kD membrane glycoprotein(Suda et al., 1993, Cell, 75:1169-1178). The purified Fas ligandexhibits cytolytic activity against cells expressing Fas. Priorinvestigators, however, failed to appreciate that Fas ligand isresponsible for the absence of T-lymphocyte responses in“immunopriveleged sites”, and that exogenous expression of Fas ligand bytransfected cells or by delivery of Fas ligand to a cell via a viralvector is a safe and effective means of suppressing T-lymphocytemediated graft rejection and/or treating T-lymphocyte mediated primarydisease and disease recurrence. Instead, prior investigators cautionedagainst therapies designed to ligate Fas on cells in vivo, in view ofstudies which showed that administration of anti-Fas antibody in vivo toan animal was lethal (Ogasawara et al., 1993, Nature, 364:806-809).Similarly, other investigators suggested that soluble Fas ligand maycontribute to human disease in a similar manner as the above-referencedanti-Fas antibody (Suda et al., 1993, supra).

[0127] Prior to identification of the Fas ligand, it was known thatligation of Fas on the surface of lymphocytes which were activatedchronically with IL-2 in vitro (i.e., artificially and non-specificallyactivated) resulted in apoptosis of the cell expressing Fas(Owen-Schaub, 1992, Cell. Immunol., 140:197-205). These studies,however, failed to show that induction of apoptosis occurred in freshlyisolated lymphocytes, in cultured non-activated lymphocytes, or in earlyactivated lymphocytes, and suggested that Fas was not the sole mediatorof this apoptotic cell death. Other studies added to the confusion as towhether normally activated T cells are primed for Fas-mediated killing(Klas et al., 1993, Int. Immunol., 5:625-630). It was not until thepresent invention that it was demonstrated that ligation of Fas by itsnatural ligand, the Fas ligand, in vivo is sufficient to cause apoptoticdeath in cells bearing Fas, including normally activated T cells.

[0128] Furthermore, as discussed above, the present inventors are thefirst to appreciate that Fas ligand, provided exogenously (e.g.,delivered and/or expressed by a viral vector), is safe and effective invivo for suppressing T-lymphocyte-mediated graft rejection. Prior to thepresent invention, many proposed therapies for suppressing graftrejection involved down-regulating, eliminating or masking molecules onthe surface of cells in a graft to prevent recognition of the graft byT-lymphocytes directed against the graft (See, for example, Faustman etal., 1994, U.S. Pat. No. 5,283,058). In contrast, the methods of thepresent invention involve purposefully expressing and/or upregulatingthe expression of a molecule (i.e., Fas ligand) on the surface of cellsin the graft or in cells cotransplanted with the graft, in order thatthe Fas ligand will specifically interact with T-lymphocyte's directedagainst the graft.

[0129] In activation of the immune system, T-lymphocytes (i.e., T cells)are presented with a foreign antigen. A T cell response occurs when a Tcell receptor (TCR) recognizes an antigenic peptide (e.g., a foreignantigen) bound to an MHC protein, thereby altering the activity of the Tcell bearing the TCR. As used herein, a “T cell response” can refer tothe activation, induction of anergy, or death of a T cell that occurs inresponse to an interaction between a molecule on the T cell with anothermolecule. As used herein, “activation” of a T cell refers to inductionof signal transduction pathways in the T cell resulting in production ofcellular products (e.g., interleukin-2) by that T cell. ActivatedT-lymphocytes further respond by differentiating into effector cells,and the effector cells then clear the foreign antigen. “Anergy” refersto the diminished reactivity by a T cell to an antigen. As used herein,“T cell death” refers to the permanent cessation of substantially allfunctions of the T cell. One type of T cell death is apoptosis.

[0130] In rejection of an allograft, the immune system of the recipientanimal has not previously been primed to respond because the immunesystem for the most part is only primed by environmental antigens. Inother words, tissues from other members of the same species have notbeen presented in the same way that, for example, viruses and bacteriahave been presented. In the case of allograft rejection,immunosuppressive regimens are typically designed to prevent the immunesystem from reaching the effector stage. However, the immune profile ofxenograft rejection may resemble disease recurrence more than allograftrejection. In the case of disease recurrence, the immune system hasalready been activated, as evidenced by destruction of the native isletcells. Therefore, in disease recurrence the immune system is already atthe effector stage. The Fas ligand is able to suppress the immuneresponse to both allografts and xenografts because lymphocytes activatedand differentiated into effector cells express Fas, and thereby aresusceptible to the Fas ligand.

[0131] According to the present invention, the terms “graft” and“transplant” can be used interchangeably. Similarly, a graft can betransplanted into a recipient, and a transplant can be grafted into arecipient.

[0132] A reaction or disease is considered to be T-lymphocyte-mediatedwhen T-lymphocytes are required in mediating the reaction or diseaseeffect. Where cells of the tissue for transplantation (the “donor”tissue) bear on their surfaces foreign histocompatibility antigens,these antigens cause cytotoxic T-lymphocyte activation in recipients,terminating in donor cell destruction after several sequentialactivation stems. The cascade is initiated by conjugate formationbetween the antigen-specific T-cell receptor on host T-lymphocytes andthe major histocompatibility antigens on the donor cell. Conjugateformation is followed by T-lymphocyte-mediated activation, resulting indonor cell death. This process can eventually result in rejection evenin intra-species transplantation. According to the invention, thisproblem is addressed by suppressing the T-lymphocyte response prior tothe stage where donor cell destruction is initiated.

[0133] The Fas ligand may be used to treat chronic transplant rejection.It is recognized by the art that most transplants undergo a chronicgraft destructive process. The mechanism of chronic transplant rejectiondiffers from conventional allograft immunity and conventionalimmunosuppression has been ineffective in its treatment. Chronic draftrejection may be treated with the Fas ligand, resulting in successfulengraftment for longer periods of time and allowing donor tissue to beused for new recipients.

[0134] The Fas ligand may also be used to treat acute graft rejection.Treatment with the Fas ligand should provide a more specific treatmentfor activated cells, that is, for cells attacking the transplant tissue,not all the T-lymphocytes present in the immune system.

[0135] This invention addresses that need by providing methods whichallow the use of non-human tissue for transplantation into a humanpatient in need thereof. The method of the invention prevents rejectionof xenogeneic tissue. The invention thus permits not just intra-speciestransplantation of tissues and organs, but xenografts as well, openingup the possibility of “farming” of donor organs and tissues in non-humanmammals for transplantation into human patients. In the case ofxenografts, this invention may be practiced along with other methods formasking, modifying, or eliminating undesirable antigens on the surfaceof donor cells, such as the method described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,283,058,which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0136] Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a methodof inducing apoptosis in cells of a recipient mammal. In particular,this method is useful for inducing apoptosis in a particular cellpopulation to be eliminated, such as cancer cells at a site of a cancer(e.g., a tumor). The method comprises introducing into the mammal apharmaceutically acceptable carrier which comprises a recombinant viralvector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an apoptosis-inducingprotein. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable carriercomprises: a) a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleicacid sequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis; and (b) arecombinant viral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding anapoptosis-inducing protein. In this embodiment, the recombinant nucleicacid molecule of (a) is preferably contained within the recombinantviral vector, although the recombinant nucleic acid molecule can beadministered as a separate molecule. When the nucleic acid sequenceencoding the apoptosis-inhibiting protein is within the recombinantviral vector, the nucleic acid sequence encoding this protein and thenucleic acid sequence encoding the apoptosis-inducing protein can beoperatively linked to the same or different transcription controlsequences, and when linked to the same transcription control sequence,are preferably separated by an IRES.

[0137] Preferably, the recombinant viral vector is delivered to a targetcell which is at or adjacent to the site of the cancer, or in oneembodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is a cell which intransfected with the recombinant viral vector and delivered to the siteof the cancer. Therefore, the recombinant viral vector can be propagatedin the carrier cell and released at the site of the cancer to infectcancer cells and cause apoptosis in the cancer cells, the recombinantviral vector can be expressed directly in cancer cells or cells adjacentto the cancer cells, or the recombinant viral vector can be expressed bythe carrier cell and interact with cancer cells to cause apoptosis. Thepresent inventors have found that the recombinant viral vector encodingan apoptosis-inducing protein is effective to induce apoptosis in tumorcells at the site of delivery, even though some of the tumor cells arenot infected with the vector. The presence of the apoptosis-inhibitingprotein in the vector may protect a carrier cell in some embodiments,and in other embodiments, such protein may attenuate the apoptoticresponse so that apoptosis is controlled and limited to tumor cells.This method of the present invention can be used to treat any cancer,and cancers into which the recombinant viral vector is easily introducedare particularly preferred. Such cancers include, but are not limitedto, prostate cancer, lung cancer, brain cancer, lymphoma (e.g., SezarySyndrome, mycosis fungoides, T cell lymphoma), leukemia, and metastaticcancers which reside in these tissues (e.g., a liver cancer that hasmetastasized to the lung).

[0138] In this embodiment of the present invention, the preferredrecombinant viral vectors are derived from any of the viral vectorsdisclosed previously herein. In the case of lymphomas and leukemias, therecombinant viral vector is preferably from a lentivirus. In thisembodiment, the vectors are preferably administered systemically. Inother types of cancer, preferred routes of administration are thoseroutes which most directly deliver the recombinant viral vector to thesite of cancer with limited exposure to other tissues. For example, arecombinant viral vector of the present invention is preferablydelivered to lung cancers by aerosol or intratracheal delivery, and thevector is preferably delivered to brain cancers by direct injection intothe tumor.

[0139] Yet another embodiment of the present invention relates tomethods for suppressing a T-lymphocyte-mediated disease in a recipientmammal. This method includes introducing (i.e., administering) into amammal a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier comprising a recombinantviral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein thatinduces apoptosis operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence. In one embodiment of this method, the pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier can additionally comprise a recombinant nucleic acidmolecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein thatinhibits apoptosis operatively linked to a transcription controlsequence. In this embodiment, the nucleic acid sequence encoding theapoptosis-inhibiting protein is preferably contained within therecombinant viral vector, although the recombinant nucleic acid moleculecan be administered as a separate molecule, particularly when deliveredto a cell by ex vivo methods. When the nucleic acid sequence encodingthe apoptosis-inhibiting protein is within the recombinant viral vector,the nucleic acid sequence encoding this protein and the nucleic acidsequence encoding the apoptosis-inducing protein can be operativelylinked to the same or different transcription control sequences, andwhen linked to the same transcription control sequence, are preferablyseparated by an IRES. Such vectors, recombinant molecules,apoptosis-inducing proteins and apoptosis-inhibiting proteins have beendescribed above. When a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding anapoptosis-inhibiting protein is included, the method has the advantageof protecting a cell which expresses the apoptosis-inducing protein fromelimination itself. In a preferred embodiment, the apoptosis-inducingprotein is Fas ligand. For example, lymphocytes activated by disease aswell as by the introduction of foreign grafts express Fas, andtherefore, are susceptible to treatment with Fas ligand. In generalterms, the Fas ligand as an immunosuppressive agent is most activeagainst a primed or activated immune system. The primed or activatedimmune system may he associated with disease conditions in which eitherT-lymphocytes or B-lymphocytes are activated. Activated T-lymphocytesare associated with disease in graft versus host reactions (e.g., bonemarrow transplantation) and most forms of autoimmunity, including butnot restricted to, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, andmyasthenia gravis. Fas expressing leukemia may also be susceptible totreatment with the Fas ligand, since Fas is expressed by B- andT-lymphocyte tumors.

[0140] In order to treat an animal with a T-lymphocyte-mediated disease,a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier of the present invention isadministered to the animal in an effective manner such that thecomposition is capable of treating that disease. For example, arecombinant viral vector of the present invention, when administered toan animal in an effective manner, is able to suppress effector cellimmunity in a manner that is sufficient to alleviate the diseaseafflicting the animal. According to the present invention, treatment ofa disease refers to alleviating a disease and/or preventing thedevelopment of a secondary disease (e.g., recurring disease) resultingfrom the occurrence of a primary disease.

[0141] Such a therapeutic composition of the present invention isparticularly useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, includingbut not limited to, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, multiplesclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, rheumatoidarthritis, psoriasis, polyarteritis, immune mediated vasculitides,immune mediated glomerulonephritis, inflammatory neuropathies andsarcoidosis.

[0142] A single dose of recombinant viral vector to administer to ananimal to treat an autoimmune disease is from about 0.1 μg to about 200μg of total recombinant molecules per kilogram (kg) of body weight, morepreferably from about 0.5 μg to about 150 μg of total recombinantmolecules per kg of body weight, and even more preferably from about 1μg to about 10 μg of total recombinant molecules per kg of body weight.The number of doses of the recombinant viral vector to be administeredto an animal to treat an autoimmune disease is an injection about onceevery 6 months, more preferably about once every 3 months, and even morepreferably about once a month.

[0143] A pharmaceutically acceptable carrier of the present inventioncan be administered to treat an autoimmune disease by any method anddose previously disclosed herein for administration of a viral vectorand/or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier of the present invention. Inone embodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is administeredby local administration, preferably direct injection at the site of theautoimmune response. Although the pharmaceutically acceptable carrierand viral vector can be designed to have prolonged expression (e.g.,weeks to months) at the site of treatment, prolonged expression is notrequired to have a therapeutic effect and in some instances, short-termexpression is preferred. Other preferred routes and protocols ofadministration have been previously described in detail herein.

[0144] The invention may be used to treat a number of human diseaseconditions resulting from destruction of endogenous cells, such as thedestruction of insulin producing pancreatic islet beta cells indiabetes. An important feature of the invention is that it makespossible the use of non-human mammals as tissue and organ donors forhuman patients. The above methods describe the use of the invention totreat diabetic human patients by transplantation of xenogeneic isletcells. The xenogeneic islet cells may be obtained for example, normal ortransgenic pigs expressing the Fas ligand protein. Example 4 describestransplantation of transgenic porcine islet cells into a diabetic humanpatient.

[0145] Transgenic Animals

[0146] Preferably, a transgenic non-human animal of the presentinvention is a mammal including, but not limited to, farmed mammals,primates and rodents. In one embodiment, a preferred transgenicnon-human animal of the present invention is a rodent, and even morepreferably, a rat or a mouse. In another embodiment, a preferredtransgenic non-human animal is a mammal which can be used to providedonor organs and/or tissues to a human patient, including, but notlimited to, primates and pigs.

[0147] According to the present invention, a transgenic non-human animalis a non-human animal which includes a recombinant nucleic acid molecule(i.e., transgene) that has been introduced into the genome of thenon-human animal at the embryonic stage of the non-human animal'sdevelopment. As such, the transgene will be present in all of the germcells and somatic cells of the non-human animal. Methods for theintroduction of a transgene into a mouse embryo, for example, are knownin the art and are described in detail in Hogan et al., “Manipulatingthe Mouse Embryo. A Laboratory Manual”, Cold Spring Harbor press, ColdSpring Harbor, N.Y., 1986, which is incorporated by reference herein inits entirety. For example, a recombinant nucleic acid molecule (i.e.,transgene) can be injected into the male pronucleus of a fertilizedmouse egg to cause one or more copies of the recombinant nucleic acidmolecule to be retained in the cells of the developing mouse. A mouseretaining the transgene, also called a “founder” mouse, usuallytransmits the transgene through the germ line to the next generation ofmice, establishing transgenic lines. According to the present invention,a transgenic mouse also includes all progeny of a transgenic mouse thatinherit the transgene.

[0148] Transgene sequences can be cloned using a standard prokaryoticcloning system, and the transgene products can excised from theprokaryotic vector, purified, and injected into the pronuclei offertilized eggs from the desired transgenic animal. Stable integrationof the transgene into the genome of the transgenic embryos allowspermanent transgenic animal lines to be established.

[0149] The method of the invention may also be used to prevent arecurring disease which resulted in destruction of endogenous tissue.For example, disease recurrence mediated by T-lymphocytes directed toislet β cell antigens results in destruction of grafted islet cells.Therefore, providing Fas ligand to the graft site prevents recurrence ofdiabetes and allows normoglycemia to be achieved in recipient mammals bysuppressing the. immune response directed to islet β cell antigens.

[0150] The following examples are provided for the purposes ofillustration and are not intended to limit the scope of the presentinvention.

EXAMPLES Example 1

[0151] The following examples demonstrates suppression ofT-lymphocyte-mediated rejection of transplanted tissue by administrationof Fas ligand.

[0152] Islet Preparation.

[0153] Freshly isolated islet cells from a rat are prepared according toknown methods. See, for example, London et al. (1990) Transplantation49:11091113. Under appropriate circumstances, islet cells may bepretreated prior to transplantation to conceal (,‘mask”) donor antigensor modify graft immunogenicity by methods known in the art, for example,those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,283,058,

[0154] Purified Fas Ligand.

[0155] Purified Fas ligand may be obtained from a mammalian source orproduced in vitro as a recombinant protein. In one embodiment of theinvention, purified Fas ligand is obtained from a naturally occurringsource. A simple method for large scale purification of Fas ligand fromcultured cells has been reported (Suda & Nagata (1994) supra) . Briefly,cells expressing Fas ligand are cultured and harvested. A solubilizedmembrane fraction is purified by affinity purification, and the Fasligand eluted as described by Suda & Nagata (1994), supra.

[0156] In another embodiment, Fas ligand is produced by recombinant DNAmethods, utilizing the genes coding for Fas ligand. Expression of arecombinant rat Fas ligand has been obtained (Suda et al. (1993) Cell75:IIG9-1178). The amino acid sequences of many proteins are highlyconserved across a variety of mammalian species. As a consequence of theconservation of the nucleotide sequences there is considerableconservation of the nucleotide sequences of the genes that encode theseproteins. Therefore, it is generally true that the gene encoding the Fasligand in one mammalian species can cross-hybridize (i.e. form a stabledouble-stranded DNA hybrid) with the genes encoding that factor in othermammalian species under appropriate annealing conditions. This propertymay he used to identify cloned human DNA segments that include the genefor Fas ligand. For example, the human gene encoding the Fas ligand maybe identified by screening a human genomic library using a ³²P-labeledprobe derived from the rat cDNA sequence of the Fas ligand (Suda et al.(1993) supra. Suitable host cells transformed with a vector containingDNA encoding the human Fas ligand are cultured under conditions foramplification of the vector and expression of the Fas ligand, and Fasligand is harvested.

[0157] Bioassay of Fas Ligand.

[0158] The biological activity of purified Fas ligand is assessed invitro with the, cytotoxicity assay described by Suda & Nagata (1994)supra.

[0159] Transplantation of Rats and Administration of Purified FasLigand.

[0160] Diabetic PVG rats are grafted with islet cells and implanted withpumps dispensing saline (controls) or purified Fas ligand (experimental)as follows. Diabetic PVG rats are anesthetized with methoxyflurane USPand the left flank opened to expose the kidney. Islets cells (10islets/g of body weight) are injected under a renal capsule as describedby Selawry & Cameron (1993) supra. A pump programmed to dispense eithersaline or purified Fas ligand over an empirically-determined period oftime is implanted under the renal capsule. Cyclosporine (CsA) may beinjected subcutaneously 25 mg/kg per day for a seven day period.

[0161] Recipient rats are evaluated for plasma glucose levels. Urinevolumes and urine glucose contents are obtained and determined asdescribed (Selawry & Cameron (1993) supra. Recipient rats receiving Fasligand become normoglycemic over a prolonged period of time.

Example 2

[0162] The following example demonstrates production of transgenicmammals containing DNA encoding the Fas ligand.

[0163] A transgenic rat whose germ cells and somatic cells contain theFas ligand gene is produced by methods known in the art. See, forexample, U.S. Pat. No. 4,736,866 describing production of a transgenicmammal, herein incorporated by reference. Generally, the DNA sequenceencoding the Fas ligand is introduced into the animal, or an ancestor ofthe animal, at an embryonic stage (preferably at the one-cell, orfertilized oocyte, stage, and generally not later than about the 8-cellstage). There are several methods known to the art of introducing aforeign gene into an animal embryo to achieve stable expression of theforeign gene. One method is to transfect the embryo with the gene as itoccurs naturally, and select transgenic animals in which the foreigngene has integrated into the chromosome at a locus which results in itsexpression. Other methods involve modifying the foreign gene or itscontrol sequences prior to introduction into the embryo. For example,the Fas ligand gene may be modified with an enhanced, inducible, ortissue-specific promoter.

[0164] Tissues of transgenic rats are analyzed for the presence of Fasligand, either by directly analyzing RNA, by assaying the tissue for Fasligand, or by assaying conditioned medium for the secreted Fas ligand.For example, cells obtained from the transgenic rat are cultured in thepresence of ³⁵S-methionine, the supernatant subjected toimmunoprecipitation with antibodies to Fas ligand. Precipitated proteinsare resolved by reducing SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, andvisualized by autoradiography. Conditioned medium may also be tested forin vitro cytotoxic activity by the method of Suda & Nagata (1994),supra, or by performing chromium release assays as described in Example10.

Example 3

[0165] The following example shows transplantation of transgenic isletcells expressing the Fas ligand.

[0166] Islet cells are obtained from the transgenic rat of Example 2 andgrafted into diabetic PVG rats by the methods described in Example 1.Recipient rats, evaluated as described above, achieve normoglycemia forprolonged periods of time.

Example 4

[0167] The following example demonstrates the transplantation oftransgenic porcine islet cells into a human diabetic patient.

[0168] A transgenic pig is obtained all of whose germ cells and somaticcells contain a recombinant DNA sequence encoding human Fas ligand. Thehuman Fas ligand DNA sequence was introduced into the pig by methodsknown to the art. Islet cells are obtained from the transgenic pig bythe methods described in Example 2 and are grafted into diabetic humanpatient by methods known in the art. The human patient, evaluatedappropriately, achieves normoglycemia for prolonged periods of time.

Example 5

[0169] The following example demonstrates production of Fas ligand mRNAby isolated Sertoli cells.

[0170] cDNA synthesis.

[0171] Total RNA from purified rat Sertoli cells was isolated from cellpellets by the method of Chomczynski and Sacchi (1987) Anal. Biochem.162:156. The RNA (5 μg) was first denatured in methyl mercuric hydroxide(10 mM final concentration) (Alfa Products, Ward Hill, Mass.) andconverted to cDNA in Taq (Thermus aquaticus) DNA polymerase buffer (50mM KCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.3, 2.5 mM MgCl₂ and 0.01% gelatin) in thepresence of RNA guard (20 units) (Pharmacia, Piscataway, N.J.),β-mercaptoethanol (40 mM), dNTPs (0.5 mM) (Pharmacia), 1 μg randomhexamers (Pharmacia) and AMV (Avian myeloblastosis virus) reversetranscriptase (20 units) (Life Sciences Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla.) in a50 μl reaction for 90 min at 42° C.

[0172] PCR Amplification.

[0173] Following synthesis, 5 μl of the cDNA was transferred to a tubeon ice containing 200 mM dNTPs (Pharmacia), Taq polymerase buffercontaining 1.5 mM MgCl₂, Taq DNA polymerase (1 unit) (Perkin ElmerCetus, Norwalk, Conn.) and the rat Fas ligand specific oligonucleotideprimers 5′-GCCCGTGAATTACCCATGTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:1) and5′-TGGTCAGCAACGGTAAGATT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:2) (forward and reverse,respectively) . The samples were overlaid with light mineral oil (SigmaChemical Corp., St. Louis, Mo.) and transferred to a thermal cycler (MJResearch, Inc., Watertown, Mass.). Following heating to 94° C. for 5 minto denature DNA/RNA complexes, the samples were amplified for 28 cyclesof 1 min at 94° C., 1.5 min at 55° C., and 2 min at 72° C., followed bya final 10 min extension at 72° C.

[0174] Detection.

[0175] 20 μl of the starting 50 μl reaction was separated byelectrophoresis through a 1.6% agarose gel. The following samples wererun: mRNA from Sertoli cells incubated at 32° C. (lane 1) or at 37° C.(lane 3); mRNA from Sertoli cells from a second animal incubated at 32°C. (lane 2) or at 37° C. (lane 4). The DNA in the gel was thentransferred to nitrocellulose filters (Schleicher & Schuell, Keene,N.H.) according to the method of Southern (1975) J. Mol. Biol. 98:503.The filters were UV cross linked (Stratagene, San Diego, Calif.) andhybridized at 37° C. overnight in a solution containing 6×SSC(1×SSC=0.15 M sodium chloride and 0.015 M sodium citrate), 1× Denhardts(0.02% each Ficoll 400, bovine serum albumin, and polyvinylpyrrolidone),20 μg/ml wheat germ tRNA, 0.1% SDS and 0.05% sodium pyrophosphate plusthe ³²p end-labeled Fas ligand specific oligonucleotide5′-AACATAGAGCTGTGGCACC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:3). After extensive washing in6×SSC plus 0.05% sodium pyrophosphate at 47° C., the filters were driedand exposed to Kodak X-Omat film.

[0176] An autoradiograph of the amplified rat Sertoli cell mRNA wasobtained. Lanes 1 and 3 are mRNA from cells incubated at 32° C. or 37°C., respectively; lanes 2 and 4 are mRNA from Sertoli cells taken from asecond animal cultured at 32° C. or 37° C., respectively. These resultsshow that Sertoli cells are the dominant, if not exclusive, source ofFas ligand in the testis.

[0177] DNA Sequencing.

[0178] The PCR product was determined to be identical to that publishedby Suda et al. (1993) Cell 75:1169 by standard DNA sequencingmethodology of Sanger et al. (1977) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:5453.

Example 6

[0179] The following example demonstrates the effect of Fas ligand ongrafted testicular survival.

[0180] To test whether the absence of a functional Fas ligand moleculeprohibited Sertoli cells from providing their immunosuppressivefunction, the present inventors transplanted testicular tissue from maleB6-Gld or genetically compatible but Fas ligand operative C57BL/6 (B6)mice into BALB/c recipients. The B6-Gld and B6 strains are identical atthe major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and also share essentiallyall other (minor) histocompatibility antigens with the exception of theFas ligand. B6-Gld carries a point mutation in the Fas ligand gene(Takahashi et al. (1994) Cell 7:969). B6-Gld and B6 differ from theBALB/c strain at both the MHC and multiple minor loci.

[0181] Testicular drafts of B6-Gld or B6 tissue were transplanted underthe kidney capsule of BALB/c recipients. A mouse is weighed and injectedwith Avertin (12 ml/g), and anesthetized with Metophane. The mouse isshaved under the rib cage on the left side, and a small incision (about8 mm) is made through the body wall. The adipose tissue attached to theposterior end of the kidney is pulled such that the kidney isexternalized. The kidney is kept moist with Hank's Basic Salt Solution(HBSS). A straight incision is made on the posterior end of the kidneyand the kidney capsule carefully loosened from the kidney with a probe.The tissue to be transplanted is deposited under the capsule and gentlymoved to the anterior part of the kidney with a probe. The kidney isreplaced inside the body and the incision closed.

[0182] Blood Clot Transplantation Procedure.

[0183] This procedure is designed to permit groups of cells ornon-clustered islets to be transplanted under the recipient host kidneycapsule. Embedding the cells within the clot allows the transplanter toplace them in a relatively defined position from which they will notmove.

[0184] Cells to be transplanted are transferred to a siliconized 15 mlcentrifuge tube and allowed to settle for 5 min. Cells in a cellsuspension are transferred to a siliconized 15 ml centrifuge tube andcentrifuged at 300 ×g for 5 min. Most of the supernatant is removed andthe cells resuspended in the remaining 200 μl medium. The cells areresuspended

[0185] and transferred to a 300 μl microfuge tube, centrifuged at 500-1.000 ×g for 30 sec and placed on ice. Most of the supernatant isremoved, leaving about 4-5 mm fluid.

[0186] With a scalpel, the top is cut just above the fluid level, andthe remaining fluid removed with a capillary tube. Blood is drawn fromthe tail vein of the recipient animal and approximately 5 μl blood addedto the cell pellet. A clot is allowed to form for 10 min. Residual serais drawn off. The cells are embedded within the clot matrix and are noteasily dislodged. The cell clot may then be transplanted into the kidneycapsule.

[0187] Results.

[0188] On days 2 and 7 (B6-Gld) or days 2, 7, and 28 (B6), the graftedtissue was analyzed macroscopically and microscopically for graftrejection. A recipient BALB/c mouse was euthanized with an overdose ofpenthrane. The kidney containing the graft was removed, fixed in aformal saline buffer solution and processed by routine histologictechniques. The kidney was embedded in paraffin after which 5 μlsections were cut and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Renal tissueobtained from BALB/c kidney engrafted with B6 tissue appearedstructurally normal by light microscopy. Transplanted tissue wasobserved adjacent to the kidney capsule. It appeared no different inmorphology from that which was observed when histocompatible-geneticallyidentical BALB/c tissue was used as the source of donor tissue. InB6-Gld engrafted kidney there was extensive infiltration of lymphocytesin the graft by day 2, and the architecture of the testis tissue wasdisrupted. The renal tissue also showed obvious lymphocytic infiltrationadjacent to as well as within the craft. By day 7, there was littlerecognizable testis tissue and infiltrate was diminished, indicatingthat the destructive process had peaked before this time. These findingsestablish the role of the Fas ligand in immunosuppression, and show thatthe absence of a functional Fas ligand gene protects transplantedtesticular tissue from graft rejection.

Example 7

[0189] The following example demonstrates the effect of Fas ligand onSertoli cell immunosuppressive activity.

[0190] To establish if isolated Sertoli cells could duplicate theresults obtained with testis tissue grafts (Example 6), Sertoli cellswere isolated and purified from testicular tissue of B6-Gld and B6 miceand transplanted as single cell suspensions under the kidney capsule inBALB/c mice, essentially as described by Selawry and Cameron (1993) CellTransplantation 2:123 and Example 6 above. Testis were removed from miceand cut into small pieces in 5 ml HAM's F12/DMEM media (Ham's media).The tissue was placed in a 50 ml tube, 25 ml Ham's media added, andpelleted by centrifugation at 800×g for 2-5 min. The pellet wasresuspended in 20 ml Ham's media containing 20 mg trypsin and 0.4 mgDNAse. The resulting mixture was placed in a 250 ml flask in a shakingwater bath at 37° C. for 30 min, and pelleted at 800×g for 2-5 min. Thecell pellet was resuspended at room temperature for 10 min in 20 ml of asolution containing 1 M glycine, 2 mM EDTA, 0.01% soy bean trypsininhibitor, and 0.4 mg DNAse. The mixture was centrifuged as above, andthe cell pellet washed twice. Cells were resuspended in 20 ml Ham'smedia containing 10 mg collagenase, and placed in a shaking water bathat 37° C. for 5 minutes, pelleted, and resuspended in 20 ml Ham's mediacontaining 20 mg collagenase and 0.1 mg DNAse. The sample wastransferred to a 250 ml flask placed in a rocking water bath at 37° C.for 30 min. The cells were pelleted and washed as described above. Cellswere resuspended in 10 ml Ham's media containing 20 mg hyaluronidase and0.1 mg DNAse, and placed in 250 ml flask in a rocking water bath at 37°C. for 30 min. Cells were pelleted and washed. The final pellet was kepton ice until transplanted under the kidney capsule. The pellet may beclotted with blood drawn from the host mouse (see blood clottransplantation procedure described above).

[0191] Results identical to those described in Example 6 were obtained.B6-Gld Sertoli cells transplanted under the kidney capsule ofhistoincompatible BALB/c recipient mice remained intact. These resultsestablish that the Fas ligand is an effective immunosuppressive factorresponsible for the immunosuppressive effects of Sertoli cells.

Example 8

[0192] The following example demonstrates the diagnostic use of Fasligand expression for selecting donor tissue or recipienttransplantation site.

[0193] The discovery of the relationship between a functioning Fasligand gene and protection from graft rejection may be applieddiagnostically. The ability of various non-lymphoid tissue sources toexpress Fas ligand, detected either by examination of tissue withmonoclonal antibodies to Fas ligand or by assessing Fas ligand mRNA byRT-PCR, allows prediction of the capacity for a specific tissue to beretained or rejected following transplantation. Tissues expressing ahigh level of Fas ligand provide a preferred site for successful organengraftment. Screening donor tissue for Fas ligand expression will alsoaid in predicting transplantation success.

Example 9

[0194] The following example demonstrates that prostate cancer (PC) celllines. show enhanced sensitivity to hFasL versus agonistic antibody.

[0195] Nontransfected cell cultures: The human PC cell lines, LNCaP,ALVA-31, TSU-Pr1, JCA-1, PPC-1, PC-3 and DU 145 were obtained andmaintained as described previously (Hedlund et al., 1998, Prostate36:92-101). K562, a human erythroid leukemia cell line was purchasedfrom the American Type Culture Collection (Rockville, Md., USA) and weremaintained in RPMI 1640 (Gibco, Grand Island, N.Y., USA) supplementedwith 7.5% heat-inactivated FBS (Hyclone, Logan Utah, USA) and 2 mML-glutamine (Gibco) at 37° C. in 95% air and 5% CO₂.

[0196] Stably transfected cell lines: (1) K582-hFasL and K562-neo: humanK562 chronic myelogenous leukemia cells were transfected with plasmidsencoding human FasL and neomycin phosphotransferase (K562-hFasL) or witha plasmid encoding neomycin phosphotransferase alone (K562-neo) asdescribed elsewhere. (2) L1210-Fas: this transfected mouse lymphocyticleukemia cell line expresses high levels of mouse Fas and was kindlyprovided by Dr. P. Golstein (Marseilles, France). All transfected celllines were routinely cultured in the presence of 600 μg/ml activeGeneticin, using the medium and conditions described for nontransfectedcells.

[0197] In this experiment, prostate cancer cells were labeled with ⁵¹Crand were co-incubated for 18 h at various effector-to-target ratios witheither K562-hFasL or K582-neo. Each of seven PC targets listed in Table1 below was tested simultaneously in cytotoxicity assays to allow fordirect comparison of their apoptotic potentials. L 1210-Fas cells servedas positive controls since they are highly sensitive to Fascrosslinking. As shown in FIG. 1A, K562-10 hFasL induced lysis ofL1210-Fas in a dose dependent fashion, whereas no specific lysis wasdetected when K562 cells transfected with neomycin phosphotransferasealone were used as effectors. When used as a target, the PC cell lineALVA-31 behaved similarly (FIG. 1B), with cell lysis reaching 63% at aneffector to target (E:T) ratio of 10:1. A summary of the results withall eight target cell lines is presented in Table 1. The cell lines arelisted in order of descending apoptotic potentials as observed in thecytotoxicity assay. Also presented in Table 1, are the results fromprevious studies using an agonistic mouse IgM anti-hFas antibody. Theseresults demonstrate a markedly enhanced activity of membrane-expressedhFasL versus agonistic anti-Fas antibody. TABLE 1 Specific lysis ofhuman prostate cancer cell lines by K562-FasL transfectants at a 10:1effector to target ratio. A comparison with cell lysis achieved using ananti-Fas IgM antibody in previous studies. Target % Lysis by % Lysis byanti-Fas Cell line K562-FasL (±S.D.) IgM antibody L1210-Fas 60 ± 10 (notdetermined) ALVA-31 63 ± 5 28% TSU-Pr1 52 ± 13 undetectable PPC-1 48 ± 110% JCA-1* 47 ± 6 10% LNCaP 27 ± 3 undetectable DU 145* 21 ± 2undetectable PC-3 19 ± 5 undetectable

[0198] An interesting feature of the prostate is that it is believed toescape immune surveillance to some extent because it lacks afferentlymphatics and because of the immunosuppressive properties of seminalfluid. In fact, the normal prostatic epithelium has been found toco-express Fas and FasL, as indicated by studies with both mouse andhuman prostatic tissue. Therefore, the present inventors considered thatit may be more relevant to test the sensitivities of the PC cell linesto internally expressed FasL through transgene methods of geneexpression, rather than to FasL-expressing effector cells. Given thatFasL expression was expected to induce apoptosis, the present inventorschose to develop an adenoviral system of gene transduction rather thanto establish stably transfected cell lines or to rely on the limitedefficiency of transient transfection methods. Adenovirus entry has beenshown to be highly efficient in cells that express the integrin familyof adhesion molecules and this is a common feature of many PC celllines.

[0199] Example 10

[0200] The following example shows the construction of recombinantadenovirus encoding FasL and its propagation in 293-crmA cells.

[0201] cDNA encoding mFasL was inserted into the El region of areplication deficient human adenovirus 5 construct under the control ofthe CMV immediate early promoter to produce Ad5dl327CMV-mFasL (Ad-mFasL;comprising portions of SEQ ID NO:4). In brief, mouse FasL cDNA, thesequence of which is represented herein by SEQ ID NO: 11, was generatedby RT-PCR (Bellgrau et-al., 1995, Nature 377:630-632) and was insertedin the sense orientation into the pACCMV plasmid encoding the left endof the Ad5 chromosome (Gomez-Foix, et al., 1992, J. Biol. Chem.267:25129-25134), but in which the CMV immediate early promoter replacesthe E1 region.

[0202] The cell line 293, a human embryonic kidney cell line transformedby the E1 region of the adenovirus 5 chromosome, was purchased from theAmerican Type Culture Collection (ATCC CRL-1573; Rockville, Md., USA)and was maintained in RPMI 1640 (Gibco, Grand Island, N.Y., USA)supplemented with 7.5% heat-inactivated FBS (Hyclone, Logan Utah, USA)and 2 mM L-glutamine (Gibco) at 37° C. in 95% air and 5% CO₂.

[0203] Initial attempts to propagate the virus in the 293 cell lineresulted in early death of the cells before significant viral titerscould be obtained (data not shown). Greatly reduced viral titers werealso reported by Muruve et al. in a similar attempt. The presentinventors suspected that 293 cells may be undergoing apoptosis beforesignificant viral replication occurred. To test this hypothesis, 293cells were analyzed for Fas expression by flow cytometricimmunofluorescence (FIG. 2A). Briefly, cell monolayers were harvested at50-60% confluency using the trypsin-free chelating solution describedbelow for ⁵¹Cr-release experiments. The cells were washed once with PBS,pH 7.4, and once with the blocking solution (PBS with 5% goat serum and0.1% sodium azide). 5×10⁵ cells were placed in 1.5 ml microcentrifugetubes, pelleted and resuspended in 200 μl Of blocking solutioncontaining either 2 μ g/ml FITC-conjugated mouse IgG1 anti-human Fasreceptor (clone DX2, Pharmingen, San Diego, Calif., USA), or 2 μg/mlFITC-conjugated isotype control (clone DAK-G01, Dako Laboratories,Carpenteria, Calif., USA). Samples were gently mixed and incubated atroom temperature for 15 min, protected from light. Cells were washedonce with PBS, fixed with 1% formaldehyde in PBS for 5 min, washed againwith PBS and resuspended in 0.5 ml PBS for fluorescence analysis(University of Colorado Cancer Center Flow Cytometry Core, UCHSC). Themean Fas fluorescence was 4.9-fold greater than nonspecificfluorescence. This value is relatively high compared to other cell linesthat the present inventors have tested using the same method, and issimilar to the level of Fas expressed by CEM cells.

[0204] Subsequent cytotoxicity experiments indicated that 293 cells areextraordinarily sensitive to the lytic effects of K562-hFasL (FIG. 2B),with complete lysis occurring at an E:T ratio of 10:1. Briefly, astandard chromium release assay was modified as follows. PC cell lineswere removed from culture flasks by incubating at 37° C. in atrypsin-free chelating solution (135 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 20 mM HEPES, and1.5 mM EDTA, pH 7.4). For each target cell line, 10⁶ cells were pelletedand resuspended in 1 ml RPMI 1640 supplemented with 7.5% FBS and 10 mMHEPES buffer. Cells were labeled with 100 μCi⁵¹Cr as sodium chromate(ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc., Irvine, Calif., USA) in this medium for 1 hat 37° C. Unincorporated ⁵¹Cr was removed by washing twice in 10 mlmedium, incubating for 1 h in fresh medium at 37° C., and washing again.Five thousand radiolabeled target cells in 100 μl were placed in eachwell of a round-bottomed 96-well tissue culture plate. Effector cells(K562-hFasL or K562-neo) were added at 10:1, 1:1, or 0.1:1 ratios to thetarget cells, also in a volume of 100 μl per well. The plates wereincubated for 16-20 h at 37° C. after which the cells were pelleted bycentrifugation and 100 μl of cell-free supernatant were transferred toseparate tubes for quantification of radioactivity using a gammacounter. Percent specific lysis was calculated using the followingformula: (e-s/m-s)×100, where e, s and m equal the amount ofradioactivity released from PC cells incubated with effector cells(experimental lysis), with 100 μl 1% Triton X-100 (maximum lysis),respectively. Results in FIG. 2B are presented as the mean±S.D. fortriplicate samples.

[0205] Together, these data indicate that 293 cells were undergoingFasL-mediated apoptosis during the present inventors' attempts toproduce Ad-mFasL virus. To overcome this problem, 293 cells were stablytransfected with a plasmid encoding the cowpox virus caspase inhibitorcrmA (SEQ ID NO:6) which inhibits FasL and TNF-mediated apoptosis. Amodified calcium phosphate precipitation technique was used to transfect293 cells with a pcDNA3-crmA construct generously provided by Dr. Tewari(University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.). Stable transfectants,resistant to agonistic anti-Fas antibody-mediated apoptosis, wereselected with Geneticin (Gibco) and pooled.

[0206] Recombinant virus was generated by transfecting 293-crmA cellswith a mixture of pACCMV-mFasL and Ad5dl327 _(Bst)β-gal DNA-Terminalprotein complex prepared from purified virions and digested with Bst-B1which cleaves uniquely 3′ of the LacZ coding sequence. Briefly,Ad5dl327^(Bst)β-gal-TP complex was prepared by banding purifiedAd5dl327_(Bst)β-gal virions in 4 M guanidine-HCl (Sigma ChemicalCompany, St. Louis, Mo.), 2.8 M cesium chloride (Baxter, McGraw Park,Ill.). The gradient was fractionated and fractions containingAd5dl327_(Bst)β-gal-TP complex were collected and dialyzed against H₂O .The DNA-TP complex was then digested with BstBI (New England Biolabs,Beverly, Mass.), which cleaves uniquely 3′ of the LacZ coding sequence(Schaack et al., 1995, J Virol 6:3920-3923). The pACCMV-mFasL DNA wasthen mixed with BstBI-digested Ad5dl327^(Bst)β-gal-TP complex and wasused to transfect 293-crmA cells using Ca₃(PO₄)₂ precipitation (Jordanet al., 1996, Nucl. Acids Res. 24:596-601). After 5 hr, the precipitatewas removed and fresh medium was added. The transfected cells wereincubated until the development of a strong cytopathic effect andfreeze-thawed to release virus.

[0207] Dilutions of the cell lysate were used to infect 293-crmA cells,which were then overlaid with medium containing Noble agar (Difco,Detroit, Mich., USA). After plaques developed, the cells were stainedwith neutral red (Baxter) and X-gal (Beohringer Mannheim, Indianapolis,Ind., USA). Plaques that were clear in the presence of X-gal, and thuslikely to be recombinants, were picked and grown in 293-crmA cells.Lysates of the plaque-infected cells were used to infect 293-crmA cells.Viral DNAs were isolated and restriction analysis used to selectrecombinant viruses encoding mFasL. Recombinant adenovirus encodinghuman FasL (the nucleic acid sequence encoding human Fas ligand isrepresented by SEQ ID NO:7)(the adenoviral vector construct is Ad-hFasL:SEQ ID NO:4) was generated using a similar strategy.

[0208] As shown in FIG. 2C, the resulting 293-crmA transfectants werealmost entirely resistant to K562-hFasL allowing to effectivelypropagate adenoviruses encoding mouse and human FasL, yielding viraltiters of at least 5×10⁸ pfu/ml.

Example 11

[0209] The following example demonstrates the efficiency of adenovirusgene transduction in prostate cancer (PC) cells.

[0210] To be sure that adenovirus-mediated gene expression could beachieved efficiently in the PC cells, each cell line was transduced with100 p.f.u./cell Ad-EGFP for 1h. Ad5dl327CMV-EGFP (Ad-EGFP) encodes ahumanized, enhanced, red-shifted jellyfish green fluorescent protein(Clontech Laboratories, Palo Alto, Calif., USA) under the control of theCMV major immediate early promoter (J. Schaack et al., submitted). After24 h of further incubation, the cells were analyzed for fluorescence byflow cytometry (Table 2). The transduction efficiency was high in six ofthe seven cell lines, with greater than 90% of the cells expressingEGFP. LNCaP was the only cell line that showed relatively pooradenoviral gene transduction, as measured by both the per cent positivecells (61%), and the relatively low fluorescence intensity obtained(13-fold brighter than control cells). Similar transduction efficiencieswere obtained with each of the cell lines using a multiplicity ofinfection of 10 p.f.u./cell (data now shown). These data indicated thatadenoviral transduction would be feasible in at least six of the sevenPC cell lines. TABLE 2 Efficiency of Ad-EGFP expression in seven PC celllines. EGFP fluorescence was measured both by the percent positive cellsand the fold increase in mean fluorescent intensity as compared tountreated cells. Fold increase in mean Cell line % Positive cellsfluorescence ALVA-31 99.6 118 JCA-1 98.7 172 PPC-1 98.1 235 DU 145 97.2813 TSU-Pr1 93.2 55 PC-3 92.2 129 LNCaP 61.2 13

Example 12

[0211] The following example shows the effects of Ad-mFasL transductionon PC cell growth.

[0212] To determine how the PC cell lines would respond to internallyexpressed FasL, the growth of cell monolayers was measured for 1 weekafter transduction with either Ad-mFasL or Ad-EGFP as a control. In thisexperiment, cell monolayers were trypsinized and washed once withstandard growth medium. For each cell line, 3.2×10⁵ cells (control or2.4×10⁵ cells (Ad-EGFP or Ad-mFasL transduced) were placed into each ofthree conical Eppendorf tubes. Cells were pelleted by centrifugation,and supernatants were removed by aspiration. The pellets wereresuspended in 500 μl of either plain medium (negative control), or 500μ of medium containing approximately 10 or 100 p.f.u./cell of Ad-mFasLor Ad-EGFP. Cells were incubated for 1 h in a 37° C. water bath withperiodic mixing and were then washed twice with medium. The final cellpellets were resuspended in 16 ml medium (control cells) or 12 ml medium(Ad-mFasL and Ad-EGFP transduced cells). Each sample was then aliquottedinto quadruplicate wells (I ml each) of three 24-well tissue cultureplates. To quantify the amount of DNA in the initial number of cellsplated (i.e. Day 0), 1 ml aliquots of the negative control were placedin four Eppendorf tubes. Cells were pelleted, supernatant was aspirated,and the cell pellets were lysed in 0.25 ml 0.5 M NaOH. Cell lysates werethen frozen at −20° C. until all time points were collected. Theremaining cultures were incubated at 37° C. Tissue culture medium wasreplaced every 48 h, and cells were harvested at the designated timepoints by aspirating the medium and lysing the monolayers in 0.5 M NaOH(0.25 ml/well), and freezing at −20° C. The DNA contents of themonolayers were quantified by Hoechst 33258 fluorescence using a DynexFlurolite 1000 fluorescence plate reader (Dynex Technologies, Inc.,Chantilly, Va., USA). DNA concentrations were calculated as themean±S.D. for triplicate determinations.

[0213] As shown in FIG. 3, ALVA-31 cells that were treated with Ad-EGFPshow logarithmic growth as they approach confluency. A phase contrastphotomicrograph was taken at day 4 post-infection (data not shown).Ad-EGFP treatment did not increase apoptosis above basal levels asconfirmed by the lack of nuclear fragmentation apparent after stainingcells with propidium iodide and Hoechst 33342 and observing under afluorescent microscope (data not shown). In contrast, ALVA-31 cells thatwere treated with Ad-mFasL were nearly completely apoptotic within 24-48h (FIG. 3) and the few remaining cells failed to resume exponentialgrowth over the course of this assay. Similar results were obtained withrecombinant adenovirus encoding human FasL (data not shown). These datasupport the cytotoxicity results, suggesting that ALVA-31 cells are farmore sensitive to the natural FasL protein than they are to agonisticanti-Fas antibody. Furthermore, this cell line appears to be moresensitive to internally expressed FasL than to that presented byK562-hFasL.

[0214] The short-term growth curves of other PC cell lines afteradenoviral transduction are shown in FIGS. 4A-4D. The cell line PPC-1(FIG. 4A) behaves similarly to ALVA-31 in that FasL transduction nearlyobliterates the entire population of cells, and positive growth is notdetected over the course of the assay. FasL transduction was to varyingextent less effective on JCA-1 (FIG. 4B), PC-3 (FIG. 4C) and TSU-Pr1(FIG. 4D) cell growth in this in vitro assay. Interestingly, TSU-Pr1 isfar more sensitive to FasL when it is presented by the K562-hFasLtransfectant than when it is internally expressed. The reasons for thisdifference are not clear. However, two explanations are possible. First,TSU-Pr1, like certain other prostate cancers, may produce high amountsof matrix metalloproteinases resulting in the production of soluble FasLwhich is not functional. Second, TSU-Pr1 may not efficiently trimerizeFasL into its functional form. The PC cell lines DU 145 and LNCaPyielded inconsistent results in the short-term growth assays withrepeated trials (data not shown). For these reasons, although it isdifficult to draw any conclusions regarding the sensitivities of thesetwo cell lines to internally expressed FasL, recent results reported byLiu and colleagues suggest that these cell lines constitutively secretesoluble FasL which could interfere with FasL-mediated apoptosisfollowing transduction (Liu et al., 1998, Clin. Cancer Res.4:1803-1811).

Example 13

[0215] The following example demonstrates the effects of Ad-FasL onprostate tumor growth in vivo.

[0216] Although the ALVA-31 cell line appeared to be quite sensitive toapoptotic induction by Ad-mFasL, it was not clear if the few remainingcells would actually be capable of regenerating over a longer period oftime, and if the cells would behave similarly in an in vivo environmentafter FasL transduction. To address these issues, an experiment wasinitiated to compare the growth of ALVA-31 cells with and withoutAd-mFasL after 6 weeks of growth intradermally in Nu/Nu mice. In thisexperiment, ALVA-31 and TSU-Pr1 cells were incubated alone (controls) orwith recombinant adenoviruses (10 p.f.u./cell) for 60 min as describedabove for the growth assays. The cells were washed twice with tissueculture medium and once with PBS. Cell pellets were resuspended in PBSto yield a concentration of 3×10⁶ cells per 100 μl (TSU-Pr1) or 2×10⁶cells per 100 μl (ALVA-31). For each PC cell line, four male Nu/Nu mice(National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA), 6-8 weeks old, wereinjected intradermally with 100 μl of the cell suspensions in a total offive sites per mouse including both shoulders, both hips, and the centerof the back. Each mouse, therefore, harbored three control tumors, onetransduced with Ad-mFasL, and one transduced with Ad-EGFP.

[0217] When control tumors were approximately 0.5 cm in size(approximately 10 days later), two control tumors per mouse wereinjected in the centers with 50 μl free Ad-mFasL or Ad-EGFP virus (5×10⁸pfu/ml) to determine if regression or rejection could be initiated in analready established tumor. One mouse was then sacrificed 24 h later tohistologically examine the tumors. Tumor sizes were measured usingcalipers. Two to six weeks after the start of the experiment, theremaining mice were sacrificed and the excised tumors were fixed informalin and embedded in paraffin. Tissue sections were then stainedwith hematoxylin and eosin (Histology Laboratory, Department of SurgicalPathology, UCHSC). Histologic analyses were completed with theassistance of two objective and trained Pathologists, Drs. John Ryderand Rosina DeCampo (Department of Pathology, UCHSC).

[0218] Untreated ALVA-31 cells produced tumors in 9 of 12 injectionsites. However, ALVA-31 cells that were infected with Ad-mFasL (10p.f.u./cell) prior to injection failed to produce tumors in any of foursites. Also of interest in this preliminary set of experiments was theobservation that the established control tumors could not be eradicatedentirely by later injection of Ad-mFasL virus (10⁷ p.f.u./tumor).Although localized apoptosis was apparent in tissue sections near theinjection sites (data not shown), the virus may not have beensufficiently dispersed within the tumor to cause significant regression.This preliminary experiment raised several other important questions.For example, one question was whether the lack of tumor growth was duespecifically to FasL expression, or whether the same effect would beobserved with Ad-EGFP. A second question was what were the in vivoeffects of Ad-FasL in a prostate tumor cell line that appeared resistantin vitro.

[0219] To address these issues, a second set of experiments was carriedout in mice using the PC cell line TSU-Pr1, whose growth was notinhibited by either Ad-EGFP or Ad-FasL in vitro. TSU-Pr1 cells werepre-infected with Ad-EGFP or Ad-mFasL as described above for the ALVA-31cell line, and cells were injected intradermally into Nu/Nu mice. After9 days, when control tumors were established, four control tumors wereinjected with Ad-EGFP or Ad-mFasL virus. One animal was then sacrificed24 h later for histologic analysis. Calipers were used to measure thelength and width of each tumor at days 9 and 18. The remaining animalswere sacrificed after a total of 18 days. As shown in Table 3, there wasno significant difference between the mean size of control andAd-EGFP-infected TSU-Pr1 tumors either at day 9 or 18. In contrast,Ad-FasL tumors were significantly smaller and no change in tumor sizewas detected between days 9 and 18. Histologic analyses of these tumorsrevealed several surprising findings. First, Ad-FasL-treated tumors,although small, appeared viable, ruling out the possibility that scartissue had completely replaced the tumor cells. Second, both Ad-FasL-and Ad-EGFP-treated tumors had extensive neutrophil infiltration (datanot shown). This suggests that the initial infiltration of neutrophilsis induced nonspecifically by adenoviral infection of tumor or othercells in the dermis. Furthermore, this infiltration is not in itselfresponsible for the regression/rejection of tumors in Ad-FasL-treatedmice, as the tumors injected with Ad-EGFP were as large and as viable ascontrol tumors. It was observed, however, that the neutrophils in theAd-FasL-treated tumors often appeared apoptotic (data not shown). Thus,it is plausible that once the neutrophils are recruited in response toadenoviral infection, they undergo apoptosis in response to FasL,produced perhaps by dermal cells, and may potentiate a greaterinflammatory response that indirectly suppresses TSU-Pr1 growth. Furtherexperimentation will better define the role of neutrophils in mediatingthe rejection/regression of tumor cells that are not intrinsicallysensitive to Ad-FasL mediated apoptosis. TABLE 3 The effects of Ad-FasLon growth of TSU-Pr1 cells in nude mice. Cells were untreated (control),or pre-infected with Ad-EGFP or Ad-FasL. For comparison, severalestablished control tumors were injected at day 10 with free Ad-EGFP orAd-FasL virus. Day 9 Day 18 TSU-Pr1 Mean tumor Mean tumor pretreatmentarea ± S.E. area ± S.E. Control  9.7 ± 1.9   21 ± 10.3 Ad-EGFP 12.6 ±2.3 27.5 ± 4.3 Ad-mFasL  2.3 ± 0.9  2.3 ± 0.9 Injected Ad-EGFP —   31 ±3.9 Injected Ad-mFasL —   23 ± 9.2

[0220] The data presented in the examples above indicate that severalhuman PC cell lines are significantly more sensitive to FasL-mediatedapoptosis than was originally reported with the use of agonisticanti-Fas antibodies. Furthermore, the majority of these cell linesrespond best to FasL when it is expressed internally via the adenoviralsystem. This method of internal expression may better represent whatoccurs in the prostate in vivo since the prostatic epithelium has beenshown to coexpress Fas and FasL. The present inventors' in vivoexperiments suggest therapeutic potential for FasL transgene expressionin treating cancer patients. Given the prevalence of prostate cancer andthe limited effectiveness of available therapies, further research inthis area seems warranted.

[0221] While various embodiments of the present invention have beendescribed in detail, it is apparent that modifications and adaptationsof those embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art. It is to beexpressly understood, however, that such modifications and adaptationsare within the scope of the present invention, as set forth in thefollowing claims.

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aaggcgatga 7560 tatccgtaga tgtacctgga catccaggtg atgccggcggcggtggtgga ggcgcgcgga 7620 aagtcgcgga cgcggttcca gatgttgcgc agcggcaaaaagtgctccat ggtcgggacg 7680 ctctggccgg tcaggcgcgc gcaatcgttg acgctctagaccgtgcaaaa ggagagcctg 7740 taagcgggca ctcttccgtg gtctggtgga taaattcgcaagggtatcat ggcggacgac 7800 cggggttcga gccccgtatc cggccgtccg ccgtgatccatgcggttacc gcccgcgtgt 7860 cgaacccagg tgtgcgacgt cagacaacgg gggagtgctccttttggctt ccttccaggc 7920 gcggcggctg ctgcgctagc ttttttggcc actggccgcgcgcagcgtaa gcggttaggc 7980 tggaaagcga aagcattaag tggctcgctc cctgtagccggagggttatt ttccaagggt 8040 tgagtcgcgg gacccccggt tcgagtctcg gaccggccggactgcggcga acgggggttt 8100 gcctccccgt catgcaagac cccgcttgca aattcctccggaaacaggga cgagcccctt 8160 ttttgctttt cccagatgca tccggtgctg cggcagatgcgcccccctcc tcagcagcgg 8220 caagagcaag agcagcggca gacatgcagg gcaccctcccctcctcctac cgcgtcagga 8280 ggggcgacat ccgcggttga cgcggcagca gatggtgattacgaaccccc gcggcgccgg 8340 gcccggcact acctggactt ggaggagggc gagggcctggcgcggctagg agcgccctct 8400 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agtcctactt tgacgcgggc gctgacctgcgctgggcccc aagccgacgc 9300 gccctggagg cagctggggc cggacctggg ctggcggtggcacccgcgcg cgctggcaac 9360 gtcggcggcg tggaggaata tgacgaggac gatgagtacgagccagagga cggcgagtac 9420 taagcggtga tgtttctgat cagatgatgc aagacgcaacggacccggcg gtgcgggcgg 9480 cgctgcagag ccagccgtcc ggccttaact ccacggacgactggcgccag gtcatggacc 9540 gcatcatgtc gctgactgcg cgcaatcctg acgcgttccggcagcagccg caggccaacc 9600 ggctctccgc aattctggaa gcggtggtcc cggcgcgcgcaaaccccacg cacgagaagg 9660 tgctggcgat cgtaaacgcg ctggccgaaa acagggccatccggcccgac gaggccggcc 9720 tggtctacga cgcgctgctt cagcgcgtgg ctcgttacaacagcggcaac gtgcagacca 9780 acctggaccg gctggtgggg gatgtgcgcg aggccgtggcgcagcgtgag cgcgcgcagc 9840 agcagggcaa cctgggctcc atggttgcac taaacgccttcctgagtaca cagcccgcca 9900 acgtgccgcg gggacaggag gactacacca actttgtgagcgcactgcgg ctaatggtga 9960 ctgagacacc gcaaagtgag gtgtaccagt ctgggccagactattttttc cagaccagta 10020 gacaaggcct gcagaccgta aacctgagcc aggctttcaaaaacttgcag gggctgtggg 10080 gggtgcgggc tcccacaggc gaccgcgcga ccgtgtctagcttgctgacg cccaactcgc 10140 gcctgttgct gctgctaata gcgcccttca cggacagtggcagcgtgtcc cgggacacat 10200 acctaggtca cttgctgaca ctgtaccgcg aggccataggtcaggcgcat gtggacgagc 10260 atactttcca ggagattaca agtgtcagcc gcgcgctggggcaggaggac acgggcagcc 10320 tggaggcaac cctaaactac ctgctgacca accggcggcagaagatcccc tcgttgcaca 10380 gtttaaacag cgaggaggag cgcattttgc gctacgtgcagcagagcgtg agccttaacc 10440 tgatgcgcga cggggtaacg cccagcgtgg cgctggacatgaccgcgcgc aacatggaac 10500 cgggcatgta tgcctcaaac cggccgttta tcaaccgcctaatggactac ttgcatcgcg 10560 cggccgccgt gaaccccgag tatttcacca atgccatcttgaacccgcac tggctaccgc 10620 cccctggttt ctacaccggg ggattcgagg tgcccgagggtaacgatgga ttcctctggg 10680 acgacataga cgacagcgtg ttttccccgc aaccgcagaccctgctagag ttgcaacagc 10740 gcgagcaggc agaggcggcg ctgcgaaagg aaagcttccgcaggccaagc agcttgtccg 10800 atctaggcgc tgcggccccg cggtcagatg ctagtagcccatttccaagc ttgatagggt 10860 ctcttaccag cactcgcacc acccgcccgc gcctgctgggcgaggaggag tacctaaaca 10920 actcgctgct gcagccgcag cgcgaaaaaa acctgcctccggcatttccc aacaacggga 10980 tagagagcct agtggacaag atgagtagat ggaagacgtacgcgcaggag cacagggacg 11040 tgccaggccc gcgcccgccc acccgtcgtc aaaggcacgaccgtcagcgg ggtctggtgt 11100 gggaggacga tgactcggca gacgacagca gcgtcctggatttgggaggg agtggcaacc 11160 cgtttgcgca ccttcgcccc aggctgggga gaatgttttaaaaaaaaaaa agcatgatgc 11220 aaaataaaaa actcaccaag gccatggcac cgagcgttggttttcttgta ttccccttag 11280 tatgcggcgc gcggcgatgt atgaggaagg tcctcctccctcctacgaga gtgtggtgag 11340 cgcggcgcca gtggcggcgg cgctgggttc tcccttcgatgctcccctgg acccgccgtt 11400 tgtgcctccg cggtacctgc ggcctaccgg ggggagaaacagcatccgtt actctgagtt 11460 ggcaccccta ttcgacacca cccgtgtgta cctggtggacaacaagtcaa cggatgtggc 11520 atccctgaac taccagaacg accacagcaa ctttctgaccacggtcattc aaaacaatga 11580 ctacagcccg ggggaggcaa gcacacagac catcaatcttgacgaccggt cgcactgggg 11640 cggcgacctg aaaaccatcc tgcataccaa catgccaaatgtgaacgagt tcatgtttac 11700 caataagttt aaggcgcggg tgatggtgtc gcgcttgcctactaaggaca atcaggtgga 11760 gctgaaatac gagtgggtgg agttcacgct gcccgagggcaactactccg agaccatgac 11820 catagacctt atgaacaacg cgatcgtgga gcactacttgaaagtgggca gacagaacgg 11880 ggttctggaa agcgacatcg gggtaaagtt tgacacccgcaacttcagac tggggtttga 11940 ccccgtcact ggtcttgtca tgcctggggt atatacaaacgaagccttcc atccagacat 12000 cattttgctg ccaggatgcg gggtggactt cacccacagccgcctgagca acttgttggg 12060 catccgcaag cggcaaccct tccaggaggg ctttaggatcacctacgatg atctggaggg 12120 tggtaacatt cccgcactgt tggatgtgga cgcctaccaggcgagcttga aagatgacac 12180 cgaacagggc gggggtggcg caggcggcag caacagcagtggcagcggcg cggaagagaa 12240 ctccaacgcg gcagccgcgg caatgcagcc ggtggaggacatgaacgatc atgccattcg 12300 cggcgacacc tttgccacac gggctgagga gaagcgcgctgaggccgaag cagcggccga 12360 agctgccgcc cccgctgcgc aacccgaggt cgagaagcctcagaagaaac cggtgatcaa 12420 acccctgaca gaggacagca agaaacgcag ttacaacctaataagcaatg acagcacctt 12480 cacccagtac cgcagctggt accttgcata caactacggcgaccctcaga ccggaatccg 12540 ctcatggacc ctgctttgca ctcctgacgt aacctgcggctcggagcagg tctactggtc 12600 gttgccagac atgatgcaag accccgtgac cttccgctccacgcgccaga tcagcaactt 12660 tccggtggtg ggcgccgagc tgttgcccgt gcactccaagagcttctaca acgaccaggc 12720 cgtctactcc caactcatcc gccagtttac ctctctgacccacgtgttca atcgctttcc 12780 cgagaaccag attttggcgc gcccgccagc ccccaccatcaccaccgtca gtgaaaacgt 12840 tcctgctctc acagatcacg ggacgctacc gctgcgcaacagcatcggag gagtccagcg 12900 agtgaccatt actgacgcca gacgccgcac ctgcccctacgtttacaagg ccctgggcat 12960 agtctcgccg cgcgtcctat cgagccgcac tttttgagcaagcatgtcca tccttatatc 13020 gcccagcaat aacacaggct ggggcctgcg cttcccaagcaagatgtttg gcggggccaa 13080 gaagcgctcc gaccaacacc cagtgcgcgt gcgcgggcactaccgcgcgc cctggggcgc 13140 gcacaaacgc ggccgcactg ggcgcaccac cgtcgatgacgccatcgacg cggtggtgga 13200 ggaggcgcgc aactacacgc ccacgccgcc accagtgtccacagtggacg cggccattca 13260 gaccgtggtg cgcggagccc ggcgctatgc taaaatgaagagacggcgga ggcgcgtagc 13320 acgtcgccac cgccgccgac ccggcactgc cgcccaacgcgcggcggcgg ccctgcttaa 13380 ccgcgcacgt cgcaccggcc gacgggcggc catgcgggccgctcgaaggc tggccgcggg 13440 tattgtcact gtgcccccca ggtccaggcg acgagcggccgccgcagcag ccgcggccat 13500 tagtgctatg actcagggtc gcaggggcaa cgtgtattgggtgcgcgact cggttagcgg 13560 cctgcgcgtg cccgtgcgca cccgcccccc gcgcaactagattgcaagaa aaaactactt 13620 agactcgtac tgttgtatgt atccagcggc ggcggcgcgcaacgaagcta tgtccaagcg 13680 caaaatcaaa gaagagatgc tccaggtcat cgcgccggagatctatggcc ccccgaagaa 13740 ggaagagcag gattacaagc cccgaaagct aaagcgggtcaaaaagaaaa agaaagatga 13800 tgatgatgaa cttgacgacg aggtggaact gctgcacgctaccgcgccca ggcgacgggt 13860 acagtggaaa ggtcgacgcg taaaacgtgt tttgcgacccggcaccaccg tagtctttac 13920 gcccggtgag cgctccaccc gcacctacaa gcgcgtgtatgatgaggtgt acggcgacga 13980 ggacctgctt gagcaggcca acgagcgcct cggggagtttgcctacggaa agcggcataa 14040 ggacatgctg gcgttgccgc tggacgaggg caacccaacacctagcctaa agcccgtaac 14100 actgcagcag gtgctgcccg cgcttgcacc gtccgaagaaaagcgcggcc taaagcgcga 14160 gtctggtgac ttggcaccca ccgtgcagct gatggtacccaagcgccagc gactggaaga 14220 tgtcttggaa aaaatgaccg tggaacctgg gctggagcccgaggtccgcg tgcggccaat 14280 caagcaggtg gcgccgggac tgggcgtgca gaccgtggacgttcagatac ccactaccag 14340 tagcaccagt attgccaccg ccacagaggg catggagacacaaacgtccc cggttgcctc 14400 agcggtggcg gatgccgcgg tgcaggcggt cgctgcggccgcgtccaaga cctctacgga 14460 ggtgcaaacg gacccgtgga tgtttcgcgt ttcagccccccggcgcccgc gcggttcgag 14520 gaagtacggc gccgccagcg cgctactgcc cgaatatgccctacatcctt ccattgcgcc 14580 tacccccggc tatcgtggct acacctaccg ccccagaagacgagcaacta cccgacgccg 14640 aaccaccact ggaacccgcc gccgccgtcg ccgtcgccagcccgtgctgg ccccgatttc 14700 cgtgcgcagg gtggctcgcg aaggaggcag gaccctggtgctgccaacag cgcgctacca 14760 ccccagcatc gtttaaaagc cggtctttgt ggttcttgcagatatggccc tcacctgccg 14820 cctccgtttc ccggtgccgg gattccgagg aagaatgcaccgtaggaggg gcatggccgg 14880 ccacggcctg acgggcggca tgcgtcgtgc gcaccaccggcggcggcgcg cgtcgcaccg 14940 tcgcatgcgc ggcggtatcc tgcccctcct tattccactgatcgccgcgg cgattggcgc 15000 cgtgcccgga attgcatccg tggccttgca ggcgcagagacactgattaa aaacaagttg 15060 catgtggaaa aatcaaaata aaaagtctgg actctcacgctcgcttggtc ctgtaactat 15120 tttgtagaat ggaagacatc aactttgcgt ctctggccccgcgacacggc tcgcgcccgt 15180 tcatgggaaa ctggcaagat atcggcacca gcaatatgagcggtggcgcc ttcagctggg 15240 gctcgctgtg gagcggcatt aaaaatttcg gttccaccgttaagaactat ggcagcaagg 15300 cctggaacag cagcacaggc cagatgctga gggataagttgaaagagcaa aatttccaac 15360 aaaaggtggt agatggcctg gcctctggca ttagcggggtggtggacctg gccaaccagg 15420 cagtgcaaaa taagattaac agtaagcttg atccccgccctcccgtagag gagcctccac 15480 cggccgtgga gacagtgtct ccagaggggc gtggcgaaaagcgtccgcgc cccgacaggg 15540 aagaaactct ggtgacgcaa atagacgagc ctccctcgtacgaggaggca ctaaagcaag 15600 gcctgcccac cacccgtccc atcgcgccca tggctaccggagtgctgggc cagcacacac 15660 ccgtaacgct ggacctgcct ccccccgccg acacccagcagaaacctgtg ctgccaggcc 15720 cgaccgccgt tgttgtaacc cgtcctagcc gcgcgtccctgcgccgcgcc gccagcggtc 15780 cgcgatcgtt gcggcccgta gccagtggca actggcaaagcacactgaac agcatcgtgg 15840 gtctgggggt gcaatccctg aagcgccgac gatgcttctgaatagctaac gtgtcgtatg 15900 tgtgtcatgt atgcgtccat gtcgccgcca gaggagctgctgagccgccg cgcgcccgct 15960 ttccaagatg gctacccctt cgatgatgcc gcagtggtcttacatgcaca tctcgggcca 16020 ggacgcctcg gagtacctga gccccgggct ggtgcagtttgcccgcgcca ccgagacgta 16080 cttcagcctg aataacaagt ttagaaaccc cacggtggcgcctacgcacg acgtgaccac 16140 agaccggtcc cagcgtttga cgctgcggtt catccctgtggaccgtgagg atactgcgta 16200 ctcgtacaag gcgcggttca ccctagctgt gggtgataaccgtgtgctgg acatggcttc 16260 cacgtacttt gacatccgcg gcgtgctgga caggggccctacttttaagc cctactctgg 16320 cactgcctac aacgccctgg ctcccaaggg tgccccaaatccttgcgaat gggatgaagc 16380 tgctactgct cttgaaataa acctagaaga agaggacgatgacaacgaag acgaagtaga 16440 cgagcaagct gagcagcaaa aaactcacgt atttgggcaggcgccttatt ctggtataaa 16500 tattacaaag gagggtattc aaataggtgt cgaaggtcaaacacctaaat atgccgataa 16560 aacatttcaa cctgaacctc aaataggaga atctcagtggtacgaaactg aaattaatca 16620 tgcagctggg agagtcctta aaaagactac cccaatgaaaccatgttacg gttcatatgc 16680 aaaacccaca aatgaaaatg gagggcaagg cattcttgtaaagcaacaaa atggaaagct 16740 agaaagtcaa gtggaaatgc aatttttctc aactactgaggcgaccgcag gcaatggtga 16800 taacttgact cctaaagtgg tattgtacag tgaagatgtagatatagaaa ccccagacac 16860 tcatatttct tacatgccca ctattaagga aggtaactcacgagaactaa tgggccaaca 16920 atctatgccc aacaggccta attacattgc ttttagggacaattttattg gtctaatgta 16980 ttacaacagc acgggtaata tgggtgttct ggcgggccaagcatcgcagt tgaatgctgt 17040 tgtagatttg caagacagaa acacagagct ttcataccagcttttgcttg attccattgg 17100 tgatagaacc aggtactttt ctatgtggaa tcaggctgttgacagctatg atccagatgt 17160 tagaattatt gaaaatcatg gaactgaaga tgaacttccaaattactgct ttccactggg 17220 aggtgtgatt aatacagaga ctcttaccaa ggtaaaacctaaaacaggtc aggaaaatgg 17280 atgggaaaaa gatgctacag aattttcaga taaaaatgaaataagagttg gaaataattt 17340 tgccatggaa atcaatctaa atgccaacct gtggagaaatttcctgtact ccaacatagc 17400 gctgtatttg cccgacaagc taaagtacag tccttccaacgtaaaaattt ctgataaccc 17460 aaacacctac gactacatga acaagcgagt ggtggctcccgggttagtgg actgctacat 17520 taaccttgga gcacgctggt cccttgacta tatggacaacgtcaacccat ttaaccacca 17580 ccgcaatgct ggcctgcgct accgctcaat gttgctgggcaatggtcgct atgtgccctt 17640 ccacatccag gtgcctcaga agttctttgc cattaaaaacctccttctcc tgccgggctc 17700 atacacctac gagtggaact tcaggaagga tgttaacatggttctgcaga gctccctagg 17760 aaatgaccta agggttgacg gagccagcat taagtttgatagcatttgcc tttacgccac 17820 cttcttcccc atggcccaca acaccgcctc cacgcttgaggccatgctta gaaacgacac 17880 caacgaccag tcctttaacg actatctctc cgccgccaacatgctctacc ctatacccgc 17940 caacgctacc aacgtgccca tatccatccc ctcccgcaactgggcggctt tccgcggctg 18000 ggccttcacg cgccttaaga ctaaggaaac cccatcactgggctcgggct acgaccctta 18060 ttacacctac tctggctcta taccctacct agatggaaccttttacctca accacacctt 18120 taagaaggtg gccattacct ttgactcttc tgtcagctggcctggcaatg accgcctgct 18180 tacccccaac gagtttgaaa ttaagcgctc agttgacggggagggttaca acgttgccca 18240 gtgtaacatg accaaagact ggttcctggt acaaatgctagctaactaca acattggcta 18300 ccagggcttc tatatcccag agagctacaa ggaccgcatgtactccttct ttagaaactt 18360 ccagcccatg agccgtcagg tggtggatga tactaaatacaaggactacc aacaggtggg 18420 catcctacac caacacaaca actctggatt tgttggctaccttgccccca ccatgcgcga 18480 aggacaggcc taccctgcta acttccccta tccgcttataggcaagaccg cagttgacag 18540 cattacccag aaaaagtttc tttgcgatcg caccctttggcgcatcccat tctccagtaa 18600 ctttatgtcc atgggcgcac tcacagacct gggccaaaaccttctctacg ccaactccgc 18660 ccacgcgcta gacatgactt ttgaggtgga tcccatggacgagcccaccc ttctttatgt 18720 tttgtttgaa gtctttgacg tggtccgtgt gcaccggccgcaccgcggcg tcatcgaaac 18780 cgtgtacctg cgcacgccct tctcggccgg caacgccacaacataaagaa gcaagcaaca 18840 tcaacaacag ctgccgccat gggctccagt gagcaggaactgaaagccat tgtcaaagat 18900 cttggttgtg ggccatattt tttgggcacc tatgacaagcgctttccagg ctttgtttct 18960 ccacacaagc tcgcctgcgc catagtcaat acggccggtcgcgagactgg gggcgtacac 19020 tggatggcct ttgcctggaa cccgcactca aaaacatgctacctctttga gccctttggc 19080 ttttctgacc agcgactcaa gcaggtttac cagtttgagtacgagtcact cctgcgccgt 19140 agcgccattg cttcttcccc cgaccgctgt ataacgctggaaaagtccac ccaaagcgta 19200 caggggccca actcggccgc ctgtggacta ttctgctgcatgtttctcca cgcctttgcc 19260 aactggcccc aaactcccat ggatcacaac cccaccatgaaccttattac cggggtaccc 19320 aactccatgc tcaacagtcc ccaggtacag cccaccctgcgtcgcaacca ggaacagctc 19380 tacagcttcc tggagcgcca ctcgccctac ttccgcagccacagtgcgca gattaggagc 19440 gccacttctt tttgtcactt gaaaaacatg taaaaataatgtactagaga cactttcaat 19500 aaaggcaaat gcttttattt gtacactctc gggtgattatttacccccac ccttgccgtc 19560 tgcgccgttt aaaaatcaaa ggggttctgc cgcgcatcgctatgcgccac tggcagggac 19620 acgttgcgat actggtgttt agtgctccac ttaaactcaggcacaaccat ccgcggcagc 19680 tcggtgaagt tttcactcca caggctgcgc accatcaccaacgcgtttag caggtcgggc 19740 gccgatatct tgaagtcgca gttggggcct ccgccctgcgcgcgcgagtt gcgatacaca 19800 gggttgcagc actggaacac tatcagcgcc gggtggtgcacgctggccag cacgctcttg 19860 tcggagatca gatccgcgtc caggtcctcc gcgttgctcagggcgaacgg agtcaacttt 19920 ggtagctgcc ttcccaaaaa gggcgcgtgc ccaggctttgagttgcactc gcaccgtagt 19980 ggcatcaaaa ggtgaccgtg cccggtctgg gcgttaggatacagcgcctg cataaaagcc 20040 ttgatctgct taaaagccac ctgagccttt gcgccttcagagaagaacat gccgcaagac 20100 ttgccggaaa actgattggc cggacaggcc gcgtcgtgcacgcagcacct tgcgtcggtg 20160 ttggagatct gcaccacatt tcggccccac cggttcttcacgatcttggc cttgctagac 20220 tgctccttca gcgcgcgctg cccgttttcg ctcgtcacatccatttcaat cacgtgctcc 20280 ttatttatca taatgcttcc gtgtagacac ttaagctcgccttcgatctc agcgcagcgg 20340 tgcagccaca acgcgcagcc cgtgggctcg tgatgcttgtaggtcacctc tgcaaacgac 20400 tgcaggtacg cctgcaggaa tcgccccatc atcgtcacaaaggtcttgtt gctggtgaag 20460 gtcagctgca acccgcggtg ctcctcgttc agccaggtcttgcatacggc cgccagagct 20520 tccacttggt caggcagtag tttgaagttc gcctttagatcgttatccac gtggtacttg 20580 tccatcagcg cgcgcgcagc ctccatgccc ttctcccacgcagacacgat cggcacactc 20640 agcgggttca tcaccgtaat ttcactttcc gcttcgctgggctcttcctc ttcctcttgc 20700 gtccgcatac cacgcgccac tgggtcgtct tcattcagccgccgcactgt gcgcttacct 20760 cctttgccat gcttgattag caccggtggg ttgctgaaacccaccatttg tagcgccaca 20820 tcttctcttt cttcctcgct gtccacgatt acctctggtgatggcgggcg ctcgggcttg 20880 ggagaagggc gcttcttttt cttcttgggc gcaatggccaaatccgccgc cgaggtcgat 20940 ggccgcgggc tgggtgtgcg cggcaccagc gcgtcttgtgatgagtcttc ctcgtcctcg 21000 gactcgatac gccgcctcat ccgctttttt gggggcgcccggggaggcgg cggcgacggg 21060 gacggggacg acacgtcctc catggttggg ggacgtcgcgccgcaccgcg tccgcgctcg 21120 ggggtggttt cgcgctgctc ctcttcccga ctggccatttccttctccta taggcagaaa 21180 aagatcatgg agtcagtcga gaagaaggac agcctaaccgccccctctga gttcgccacc 21240 accgcctcca ccgatgccgc caacgcgcct accaccttccccgtcgaggc acccccgctt 21300 gaggaggagg aagtgattat cgagcaggac ccaggttttgtaagcgaaga cgacgaggac 21360 cgctcagtac caacagagga taaaaagcaa gaccaggacaacgcagaggc aaacgaggaa 21420 caagtcgggc ggggggacga aaggcatggc gactacctagatgtgggaga cgacgtgctg 21480 ttgaagcatc tgcagcgcca gtgcgccatt atctgcgacgcgttgcaaga gcgcagcgat 21540 gtgcccctcg ccatagcgga tgtcagcctt gcctacgaacgccacctatt ctcaccgcgc 21600 gtacccccca aacgccaaga aaacggcaca tgcgagcccaacccgcgcct caacttctac 21660 cccgtatttg ccgtgccaga ggtgcttgcc acctatcacatctttttcca aaactgcaag 21720 atacccctat cctgccgtgc caaccgcagc cgagcggacaagcagctggc cttgcggcag 21780 ggcgctgtca tacctgatat cgcctcgctc aacgaagtgccaaaaatctt tgagggtctt 21840 ggacgcgacg agaagcgcgc ggcaaacgct ctgcaacaggaaaacagcga aaatgaaagt 21900 cactctggag tgttggtgga actcgagggt gacaacgcgcgcctagccgt actaaaacgc 21960 agcatcgagg tcacccactt tgcctacccg gcacttaacctaccccccaa ggtcatgagc 22020 acagtcatga gtgagctgat cgtgcgccgt gcgcagcccctggagaggga tgcaaatttg 22080 caagaacaaa cagaggaggg cctacccgca gttggcgacgagcagctagc gcgctggctt 22140 caaacgcgcg agcctgccga cttggaggag cgacgcaaactaatgatggc cgcagtgctc 22200 gttaccgtgg agcttgagtg catgcagcgg ttctttgctgacccggagat gcagcgcaag 22260 ctagaggaaa cattgcacta cacctttcga cagggctacgtacgccaggc ctgcaagatc 22320 tccaacgtgg agctctgcaa cctggtctcc taccttggaattttgcacga aaaccgcctt 22380 gggcaaaacg tgcttcattc cacgctcaag ggcgaggcgcgccgcgacta cgtccgcgac 22440 tgcgtttact tatttctatg ctacacctgg cagacggccatgggcgtttg gcagcagtgc 22500 ttggaggagt gcaacctcaa ggagctgcag aaactgctaaagcaaaactt gaaggaccta 22560 tggacggcct tcaacgagcg ctccgtggcc gcgcacctggcggacatcat tttccccgaa 22620 cgcctgctta aaaccctgca acagggtctg ccagacttcaccagtcaaag catgttgcag 22680 aactttagga actttatcct agagcgctca ggaatcttgcccgccacctg ctgtgcactt 22740 cctagcgact ttgtgcccat taagtaccgc gaatgccctccgccgctttg gggccactgc 22800 taccttctgc agctagccaa ctaccttgcc taccactctgacataatgga agacgtgagc 22860 ggtgacggtc tactggagtg tcactgtcgc tgcaacctatgcaccccgca ccgctccctg 22920 gtttgcaatt cgcagctgct taacgaaagt caaattatcggtacctttga gctgcagggt 22980 ccctcgcctg acgaaaagtc cgcggctccg gggttgaaactcactccggg gctgtggacg 23040 tcggcttacc ttcgcaaatt tgtacctgag gactaccacgcccacgagat taggttctac 23100 gaagaccaat cccgcccgcc aaatgcggag cttaccgcctgcgtcattac ccagggccac 23160 attcttggcc aattgcaagc catcaacaaa gcccgccaagagtttctgct acgaaaggga 23220 cggggggttt acttggaccc ccagtccggc gaggagctcaacccaatccc cccgccgccg 23280 cagccctatc agcagcagcc gcgggccctt gcttcccaggatggcaccca aaaagaagct 23340 gcagctgccg ccgccaccca cggacgagga ggaatactgggacagtcagg cagaggaggt 23400 tttggacgag gaggaggagg acatgatgga agactgggagagcctagacg aggaagcttc 23460 cgaggtcgaa gaggtgtcag acgaaacacc gtcaccctcggtcgcattcc cctcgccggc 23520 gccccagaaa tcggcaaccg gttccagcat ggctacaacctccgctcctc aggcgccgcc 23580 ggcactgccc gttcgccgac ccaaccgtag atgggacaccactggaacca gggccggtaa 23640 gtccaagcag ccgccgccgt tagcccaaga gcaacaacagcgccaaggct accgctcatg 23700 gcgcgggcac aagaacgcca tagttgcttg cttgcaagactgtgggggca acatctcctt 23760 cgcccgccgc tttcttctct accatcacgg cgtggccttcccccgtaaca tcctgcatta 23820 ctaccgtcat ctctacagcc catactgcac cggcggcagcggcagcggca gcaacagcag 23880 cggccacaca gaagcaaagg cgaccggata gcaagactctgacaaagccc aagaaatcca 23940 cagcggcggc agcagcagga ggaggagcgc tgcgtctggcgcccaacgaa cccgtatcga 24000 cccgcgagct tagaaacagg atttttccca ctctgtatgctatatttcaa cagagcaggg 24060 gccaagaaca agagctgaaa ataaaaaaca ggtctctgcgatccctcacc cgcagctgcc 24120 tgtatcacaa aagcgaagat cagcttcggc gcacgctggaagacgcggag gctctcttca 24180 gtaaatactg cgcgctgact cttaaggact agtttcgcgccctttctcaa atttaagcgc 24240 gaaaactacg tcatctccag cggccacacc cggcgccagcacctgtcgtc agcgccatta 24300 tgagcaagga aattcccacg ccctacatgt ggagttaccagccacaaatg ggacttgcgg 24360 ctggagctgc ccaagactac tcaacccgaa taaactacatgagcgcggga ccccacatga 24420 tatcccgggt caacggaatc cgcgcccacc gaaaccgaattctcttggaa caggcggcta 24480 ttaccaccac acctcgtaat aaccttaatc cccgtagttggcccgctgcc ctggtgtacc 24540 aggaaagtcc cgctcccacc actgtggtac ttcccagagacgcccaggcc gaagttcaga 24600 tgactaactc aggggcgcag cttgcgggcg gctttcgtcacagggtgcgg tcgcccgggc 24660 agggtataac tcacctgaca atcagagggc gaggtattcagctcaacgac gagtcggtga 24720 gctcctcgct tggtctccgt ccggacggga catttcagatcggcggcgcc ggccgtcctt 24780 cattcacgcc tcgtcaggca atcctaactc tgcagacctcgtcctctgag ccgcgctctg 24840 gaggcattgg aactctgcaa tttattgagg agtttgtgccatcggtctac tttaacccct 24900 tctcgggacc tcccggccac tatccggatc aatttattcctaactttgac gcggtaaagg 24960 actcggcgga cggctacgac tgaatgttaa gtggagaggcagagcaactg cgcctgaaac 25020 acctggtcca ctgtcgccgc cacaagtgct ttgcccgcgactccggtgag ttttgctact 25080 ttgaattgcc cgaggatcat atcgagggcc cggcgcacggcgtccggctt accgcccagg 25140 gagagcttgc ccgtagcctg attcgggagt ttacccagcgccccctgcta gttgagcggg 25200 acaggggacc ctgtgttctc actgtgattt gcaactgtcctaaccttgga ttacatcaag 25260 atctttgttg ccatctctgt gctgagtata ataaatacagaaattaaaat atactggggc 25320 tcctatcgcc atcctgtaaa cgccaccgtc ttcacccgcccaagcaaacc aaggcgaacc 25380 ttacctggta cttttaacat ctctccctct gtgatttacaacagtttcaa cccagacgga 25440 gtgagtctac gagagaacct ctccgagctc agctactccatcagaaaaaa caccaccctc 25500 cttacctgcc gggaacgtac gagtgcgtca ccggccgctgcaccacacct accgcctgac 25560 cgtaaaccag actttttccg gacagacctc aataactctgtttaccagaa caggaggtga 25620 gcttagaaaa cccttagggt attaggccaa aggcgcagctactgtggggt ttatgaacaa 25680 ttcaagcaac tctacgggct attctaattc aggtttctctagaaatggac ggaattatta 25740 cagagcagcg cctgctagaa agacgcaggg cagcggccgagcaacagcgc atgaatcaag 25800 agctccaaga catggttaac ttgcaccagt gcaaaaggggtatcttttgt ctggtaaagc 25860 aggccaaagt cacctacgac agtaatacca ccggacaccgccttagctac aagttgccaa 25920 ccaagcgtca gaaattggtg gtcatggtgg gagaaaagcccattaccata actcagcact 25980 cggtagaaac cgaaggctgc attcactcac cttgtcaaggacctgaggat ctctgcaccc 26040 ttattaagac cctgtgcggt ctcaaagatc ttattccctttaactaataa aaaaaaataa 26100 taaagcatca cttacttaaa atcagttagc aaatttctgtccagtttatt cagcagcacc 26160 tccttgccct cctcccagct ctggtattgc agcttcctcctggctgcaaa ctttctccac 26220 aatctaaatg gaatgtcagt ttcctcctgt tcctgtccatccgcacccac tatcttcatg 26280 ttgttgcaga tgaagcgcgc aagaccgtct gaagataccttcaaccccgt gtatccatat 26340 gacacggaaa ccggtcctcc aactgtgcct tttcttactcctccctttgt atcccccaat 26400 gggtttcaag agagtccccc tggggtactc tctttgcgcctatccgaacc tctagttacc 26460 tccaatggca tgcttgcgct caaaatgggc aacggcctctctctggacga ggccggcaac 26520 cttacctccc aaaatgtaac cactgtgagc ccacctctcaaaaaaaccaa gtcaaacata 26580 aacctggaaa tatctgcacc cctcacagtt acctcagaagccctaactgt ggctgccgcc 26640 gcacctctaa tggtcgcggg caacacactc accatgcaatcacaggcccc gctaaccgtg 26700 cacgactcca aacttagcat tgccacccaa ggacccctcacagtgtcaga aggaaagcta 26760 gccctgcaaa catcaggccc cctcaccacc accgatagcagtacccttac tatcactgcc 26820 tcaccccctc taactactgc cactggtagc ttgggcattgacttgaaaga gcccatttat 26880 acacaaaatg gaaaactagg actaaagtac ggggctcctttgcatgtaac agacgaccta 26940 aacactttga ccgtagcaac tggtccaggt gtgactattaataatacttc cttgcaaact 27000 aaagttactg gagccttggg ttttgattca caaggcaatatgcaacttaa tgtagcagga 27060 ggactaagga ttgattctca aaacagacgc cttatacttgatgttagtta tccgtttgat 27120 gctcaaaacc aactaaatct aagactagga cagggccctctttttataaa ctcagcccac 27180 aacttggata ttaactacaa caaaggcctt tacttgtttacagcttcaaa caattccaaa 27240 aagcttgagg ttaacctaag cactgccaag gggttgatgtttgacgctac agccatagcc 27300 attaatgcag gagatgggct tgaatttggt tcacctaatgcaccaaacac aaatcccctc 27360 aaaacaaaaa ttggccatgg cctagaattt gattcaaacaaggctatggt tcctaaacta 27420 ggaactggcc ttagttttga cagcacaggt gccattacagtaggaaacaa aaataatgat 27480 aagctaactt tgtggaccac accagctcca tctcctaactgtagactaaa tgcagagaaa 27540 gatgctaaac tcactttggt cttaacaaaa tgtggcagtcaaatacttgc tacagtttca 27600 gttttggctg ttaaaggcag tttggctcca atatctggaacagttcaaag tgctcatctt 27660 attataagat ttgacgaaaa tggagtgcta ctaaacaattccttcctgga cccagaatat 27720 tggaacttta gaaatggaga tcttactgaa ggcacagcctatacaaacgc tgttggattt 27780 atgcctaacc tatcagctta tccaaaatct cacggtaaaactgccaaaag taacattgtc 27840 agtcaagttt acttaaacgg agacaaaact aaacctgtaacactaaccat tacactaaac 27900 ggtacacagg aaacaggaga cacaactcca agtgcatactctatgtcatt ttcatgggac 27960 tggtctggcc acaactacat taatgaaata tttgccacatcctcttacac tttttcatac 28020 attgcccaag aataaagaat cgtttgtgtt atgtttcaacgtgtttattt ttcaattgca 28080 gaaaatttca agtcattttt cattcagtag tatagccccaccaccacata gcttatacag 28140 atcaccgtac cttaatcaaa ctcacagaac cctagtattcaacctgccac ctccctccca 28200 acacacagag tacacagtcc tttctccccg gctggccttaaaaagcatca tatcatgggt 28260 aacagacata ttcttaggtg ttatattcca cacggtttcctgtcgagcca aacgctcatc 28320 agtgatatta ataaactccc cgggcagctc acttaagttcatgtcgctgt ccagctgctg 28380 agccacaggc tgctgtccaa cttgcggttg cttaacgggcggcgaaggag aagtccacgc 28440 ctacatgggg gtagagtcat aatcgtgcat caggatagggcggtggtgct gcagcagcgc 28500 gcgaataaac tgctgccgcc gccgctccgt cctgcaggaatacaacatgg cagtggtctc 28560 ctcagcgatg attcgcaccg cccgcagcat aaggcgccttgtcctccggg cacagcagcg 28620 caccctgatc tcacttaaat cagcacagta actgcagcacagcaccacaa tattgttcaa 28680 aatcccacag tgcaaggcgc tgtatccaaa gctcatggcggggaccacag aacccacgtg 28740 gccatcatac cacaagcgca ggtagattaa gtggcgacccctcataaaca cgctggacat 28800 aaacattacc tcttttggca tgttgtaatt caccacctcccggtaccata taaacctctg 28860 attaaacatg gcgccatcca ccaccatcct aaaccagctggccaaaacct gcccgccggc 28920 tatacactgc agggaaccgg gactggaaca atgacagtggagagcccagg actcgtaacc 28980 atggatcatc atgctcgtca tgatatcaat gttggcacaacacaggcaca cgtgcataca 29040 cttcctcagg attacaagct cctcccgcgt tagaaccatatcccagggaa caacccattc 29100 ctgaatcagc gtaaatccca cactgcaggg aagacctcgcacgtaactca cgttgtgcat 29160 tgtcaaagtg ttacattcgg gcagcagcgg atgatcctccagtatggtag cgcgggtttc 29220 tgtctcaaaa ggaggtagac gatccctact gtacggagtgcgccgagaca accgagatcg 29280 tgttggtcgt agtgtcatgc caaatggaac gccggacgtagtcatatttc ctgaagcaaa 29340 accaggtgcg ggcgtgacaa acagatctgc gtctccggtctcgccgctta gatcgctctg 29400 tgtagtagtt gtagtatatc cactctctca aagcatccaggcgccccctg gcttcgggtt 29460 ctatgtaaac tccttcatgc gccgctgccc tgataacatccaccaccgca gaataagcca 29520 cacccagcca acctacacat tcgttctgcg agtcacacacgggaggagcg ggaagagctg 29580 gaagaaccat gttttttttt ttattccaaa agattatccaaaacctcaaa atgaagatct 29640 attaagtgaa cgcgctcccc tccggtggcg tggtcaaactctacagccaa agaacagata 29700 atggcatttg taagatgttg cacaatggct tccaaaaggcaaacggccct cacgtccaag 29760 tggacgtaaa ggctaaaccc ttcagggtga atctcctctataaacattcc agcaccttca 29820 accatgccca aataattctc atctcgccac cttctcaatatatctctaag caaatcccga 29880 atattaagtc cggccattgt aaaaatctgc tccagagcgccctccacctt cagcctcaag 29940 cagcgaatca tgattgcaaa aattcaggtt cctcacagacctgtataaga ttcaaaagcg 30000 gaacattaac aaaaataccg cgatcccgta ggtcccttcgcagggccagc tgaacataat 30060 cgtgcaggtc tgcacggacc agcgcggcca cttccccgccaggaaccttg acaaaagaac 30120 ccacactgat tatgacacgc atactcggag ctatgctaaccagcgtagcc ccgatgtaag 30180 ctttgttgca tgggcggcga tataaaatgc aaggtgctgctcaaaaaatc aggcaaagcc 30240 tcgcgcaaaa aagaaagcac atcgtagtca tgctcatgcagataaaggca ggtaagctcc 30300 ggaaccacca cagaaaaaga caccattttt ctctcaaacatgtctgcggg tttctgcata 30360 aacacaaaat aaaataacaa aaaaacattt aaacattagaagcctgtctt acaacaggaa 30420 aaacaaccct tataagcata agacggacta cggccatgccggcgtgaccg taaaaaaact 30480 ggtcaccgtg attaaaaagc accaccgaca gctcctcggtcatgtccgga gtcataatgt 30540 aagactcggt aaacacatca ggttgattca tcggtcagtgctaaaaagcg accgaaatag 30600 cccgggggaa tacatacccg caggcgtaga gacaacattacagcccccat aggaggtata 30660 acaaaattaa taggagagaa aaacacataa acacctgaaaaaccctcctg cctaggcaaa 30720 atagcaccct cccgctccag aacaacatac agcgcttcacagcggcagcc taacagtcag 30780 ccttaccagt aaaaaagaaa acctattaaa aaaacaccactcgacacggc accagctcaa 30840 tcagtcacag tgtaaaaaag ggccaagtgc agagcgagtatatataggac taaaaaatga 30900 cgtaacggtt aaagtccaca aaaaacaccc agaaaaccgcacgcgaacct acgcccagaa 30960 acgaaagcca aaaaacccac aacttcctca aatcgtcacttccgttttcc cacgttacgt 31020 aacttcccat tttaagaaaa ctacaattcc caacacatacaagttactcc gccctaaaac 31080 ctacgtcacc cgccccgttc ccacgccccg cgccacgtcacaaactccac cccctcatta 31140 tcatattggc ttcaatccaa aataaggtat attattgatgatg 31183 5 1890 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (189)..(1034) 5 aaacagagagagatagagaa agagaaagac agaggtgttt cccttagcta tggaaactct 60 ataagagagatccagcttgc ctcctcttga gcagtcagca acagggtccc gtccttgaca 120 cctcagcctctacaggactg agaagaagta aaaccgtttg ctggggctgg cctgactcac 180 cagctgcc atgcag cag ccc ttc aat tac cca tat ccc cag atc tac tgg 230 Met Gln Gln ProPhe Asn Tyr Pro Tyr Pro Gln Ile Tyr Trp 1 5 10 gtg gac agc agt gcc agctct ccc tgg gcc cct cca ggc aca gtt ctt 278 Val Asp Ser Ser Ala Ser SerPro Trp Ala Pro Pro Gly Thr Val Leu 15 20 25 30 ccc tgt cca acc tct gtgccc aga agg cct ggt caa agg agg cca cca 326 Pro Cys Pro Thr Ser Val ProArg Arg Pro Gly Gln Arg Arg Pro Pro 35 40 45 cca cca ccg cca ccg cca ccacta cca cct ccg ccg ccg ccg cca cca 374 Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro LeuPro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro 50 55 60 ctg cct cca cta ccg ctg cca cccctg aag aag aga ggg aac cac agc 422 Leu Pro Pro Leu Pro Leu Pro Pro LeuLys Lys Arg Gly Asn His Ser 65 70 75 aca ggc ctg tgt ctc ctt gtg atg tttttc atg gtt ctg gtt gcc ttg 470 Thr Gly Leu Cys Leu Leu Val Met Phe PheMet Val Leu Val Ala Leu 80 85 90 gta gga ttg ggc ctg ggg atg ttt cag ctcttc cac cta cag aag gag 518 Val Gly Leu Gly Leu Gly Met Phe Gln Leu PheHis Leu Gln Lys Glu 95 100 105 110 ctg gca gaa ctc cga gag tct acc agccag atg cac aca gca tca tct 566 Leu Ala Glu Leu Arg Glu Ser Thr Ser GlnMet His Thr Ala Ser Ser 115 120 125 ttg gag aag caa ata ggc cac ccc agtcca ccc cct gaa aaa aag gag 614 Leu Glu Lys Gln Ile Gly His Pro Ser ProPro Pro Glu Lys Lys Glu 130 135 140 ctg agg aaa gtg gcc cat tta aca ggcaag tcc aac tca agg tcc atg 662 Leu Arg Lys Val Ala His Leu Thr Gly LysSer Asn Ser Arg Ser Met 145 150 155 cct ctg gaa tgg gaa gac acc tat ggaatt gtc ctg ctt tct gga gtg 710 Pro Leu Glu Trp Glu Asp Thr Tyr Gly IleVal Leu Leu Ser Gly Val 160 165 170 aag tat aag aag ggt ggc ctt gtg atcaat gaa act ggg ctg tac ttt 758 Lys Tyr Lys Lys Gly Gly Leu Val Ile AsnGlu Thr Gly Leu Tyr Phe 175 180 185 190 gta tat tcc aaa gta tac ttc cggggt caa tct tgc aac aac ctg ccc 806 Val Tyr Ser Lys Val Tyr Phe Arg GlyGln Ser Cys Asn Asn Leu Pro 195 200 205 ctg agc cac aag gtc tac atg aggaac tct aag tat ccc cag gat ctg 854 Leu Ser His Lys Val Tyr Met Arg AsnSer Lys Tyr Pro Gln Asp Leu 210 215 220 gtg atg atg gag ggg aag atg atgagc tac tgc act act ggg cag atg 902 Val Met Met Glu Gly Lys Met Met SerTyr Cys Thr Thr Gly Gln Met 225 230 235 tgg gcc cgc agc agc tac ctg ggggca gtg ttc aat ctt acc agt gct 950 Trp Ala Arg Ser Ser Tyr Leu Gly AlaVal Phe Asn Leu Thr Ser Ala 240 245 250 gat cat tta tat gtc aac gta tctgag ctc tct ctg gtc aat ttt gag 998 Asp His Leu Tyr Val Asn Val Ser GluLeu Ser Leu Val Asn Phe Glu 255 260 265 270 gaa tct cag acg ttt ttc ggctta tat aag ctc taa gagaagcact 1044 Glu Ser Gln Thr Phe Phe Gly Leu TyrLys Leu 275 280 ttgggattct ttccattatg attctttgtt acaggcaccg agaatgttgtattcagtgag 1104 ggtcttctta catgcatttg aggtcaagta agaagacatg aaccaagtggaccttgagac 1164 cacagggttc aaaatgtctg tagctcctca actcacctaa tgtttatgagccagacaaat 1224 ggaggaatat gacggaagaa catagaactc tgggctgcca tgtgaagagggagaagcatg 1284 aaaaagcagc tacccaggtg ttctacactc atcttagtgc ctgagagtatttaggcagat 1344 tgaaaaggac accttttaac tcacctctca aggtgggcct tgctacctcaagggggactg 1404 tctttcagat acatggttgt gacctgagga tttaagggat ggaaaaggaagactagaggc 1464 ttgcataata agctaaagag gctgaaagag gccaatgccc cactggcagcatcttcactt 1524 ctaaatgcat atcctgagcc atcggtgaaa ctaacagata agcaagagagatgttttggg 1584 gactcatttc attcctaaca cagcatgtgt atttccagtg ccaattgtaggggtgtgtgt 1644 gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt atgactaaag agagaatgta gatattgtgaagtacatatt 1704 aggaaaatat gggttgcatt tggtcaagat tttgaatgct tcctgacaatcaactctaat 1764 agtgcttaaa aatcattgat tgtcagctac taatgatgtt ttcctataatataataaata 1824 tttatgtaga tgtgcatttt tgtgaaatga aaacatgtaa taaaaagtatatgttaggat 1884 acaaat 1890 6 281 PRT Homo sapiens 6 Met Gln Gln Pro PheAsn Tyr Pro Tyr Pro Gln Ile Tyr Trp Val Asp 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Ala SerSer Pro Trp Ala Pro Pro Gly Thr Val Leu Pro Cys 20 25 30 Pro Thr Ser ValPro Arg Arg Pro Gly Gln Arg Arg Pro Pro Pro Pro 35 40 45 Pro Pro Pro ProPro Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Leu Pro 50 55 60 Pro Leu Pro LeuPro Pro Leu Lys Lys Arg Gly Asn His Ser Thr Gly 65 70 75 80 Leu Cys LeuLeu Val Met Phe Phe Met Val Leu Val Ala Leu Val Gly 85 90 95 Leu Gly LeuGly Met Phe Gln Leu Phe His Leu Gln Lys Glu Leu Ala 100 105 110 Glu LeuArg Glu Ser Thr Ser Gln Met His Thr Ala Ser Ser Leu Glu 115 120 125 LysGln Ile Gly His Pro Ser Pro Pro Pro Glu Lys Lys Glu Leu Arg 130 135 140Lys Val Ala His Leu Thr Gly Lys Ser Asn Ser Arg Ser Met Pro Leu 145 150155 160 Glu Trp Glu Asp Thr Tyr Gly Ile Val Leu Leu Ser Gly Val Lys Tyr165 170 175 Lys Lys Gly Gly Leu Val Ile Asn Glu Thr Gly Leu Tyr Phe ValTyr 180 185 190 Ser Lys Val Tyr Phe Arg Gly Gln Ser Cys Asn Asn Leu ProLeu Ser 195 200 205 His Lys Val Tyr Met Arg Asn Ser Lys Tyr Pro Gln AspLeu Val Met 210 215 220 Met Glu Gly Lys Met Met Ser Tyr Cys Thr Thr GlyGln Met Trp Ala 225 230 235 240 Arg Ser Ser Tyr Leu Gly Ala Val Phe AsnLeu Thr Ser Ala Asp His 245 250 255 Leu Tyr Val Asn Val Ser Glu Leu SerLeu Val Asn Phe Glu Glu Ser 260 265 270 Gln Thr Phe Phe Gly Leu Tyr LysLeu 275 280 7 1623 DNA Rattus norvegicus CDS (74)..(910) 7 tcagagtcctgtccttgaca cttcagtctc cacaagactg agaggaggaa accctttcct 60 ggggctgggt gccatg cag cag ccc gtg aat tac cca tgt ccc cag atc 109 Met Gln Gln Pro ValAsn Tyr Pro Cys Pro Gln Ile 1 5 10 tac tgg gta gac agc agt gcc act tctcct tgg gct cct cca ggg tca 157 Tyr Trp Val Asp Ser Ser Ala Thr Ser ProTrp Ala Pro Pro Gly Ser 15 20 25 gtt ttt tct tgt cca tcc tct ggg cct agaggg cca gga caa agg aga 205 Val Phe Ser Cys Pro Ser Ser Gly Pro Arg GlyPro Gly Gln Arg Arg 30 35 40 cca ccg cct cca cca cca cct cca tca cca ctacca ccg cct tcc caa 253 Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Ser Pro Leu ProPro Pro Ser Gln 45 50 55 60 cca ccc ccg ctg cct cca cta agc cct cta aagaag aag gac aac ata 301 Pro Pro Pro Leu Pro Pro Leu Ser Pro Leu Lys LysLys Asp Asn Ile 65 70 75 gag ctg tgg cta ccg gtg ata ttt ttc atg gtg ctggtg gct ctg gtt 349 Glu Leu Trp Leu Pro Val Ile Phe Phe Met Val Leu ValAla Leu Val 80 85 90 gga atg ggg tta gga atg tat caa ctc ttt cat cta cagaag gaa ctg 397 Gly Met Gly Leu Gly Met Tyr Gln Leu Phe His Leu Gln LysGlu Leu 95 100 105 gca gaa ctc cgt gag ttc acc aac cac agc ctt aga gtatca tct ttt 445 Ala Glu Leu Arg Glu Phe Thr Asn His Ser Leu Arg Val SerSer Phe 110 115 120 gaa aag caa ata gcc aac ccc agc aca ccc tct gaa accaaa aag cca 493 Glu Lys Gln Ile Ala Asn Pro Ser Thr Pro Ser Glu Thr LysLys Pro 125 130 135 140 agg agt gtg gcc cac tta aca ggg aac ccc cgc tcaagg tcc atc cct 541 Arg Ser Val Ala His Leu Thr Gly Asn Pro Arg Ser ArgSer Ile Pro 145 150 155 ctg gaa tgg gaa gac aca tat gga act gct ttg atctct gga gtg aag 589 Leu Glu Trp Glu Asp Thr Tyr Gly Thr Ala Leu Ile SerGly Val Lys 160 165 170 tat aag aaa ggc ggc ctt gtg atc aat gag gct gggttg tac ttc gta 637 Tyr Lys Lys Gly Gly Leu Val Ile Asn Glu Ala Gly LeuTyr Phe Val 175 180 185 tat tcc aaa gta tac ttc cgg ggt cag tct tgc aacagc cag ccc cta 685 Tyr Ser Lys Val Tyr Phe Arg Gly Gln Ser Cys Asn SerGln Pro Leu 190 195 200 agc cac aag gtc tat atg agg aac ttt aag tat cctggg gat ctg gtg 733 Ser His Lys Val Tyr Met Arg Asn Phe Lys Tyr Pro GlyAsp Leu Val 205 210 215 220 cta atg gag gag aag aag ttg aat tac tgc actact ggc cag ata tgg 781 Leu Met Glu Glu Lys Lys Leu Asn Tyr Cys Thr ThrGly Gln Ile Trp 225 230 235 gcc cac agc agc tac cta ggg gca gta ttt aatctt acc gtt gct gac 829 Ala His Ser Ser Tyr Leu Gly Ala Val Phe Asn LeuThr Val Ala Asp 240 245 250 cat tta tat gtc aac ata tct caa ctc tct ctgatc aat ttt gag gaa 877 His Leu Tyr Val Asn Ile Ser Gln Leu Ser Leu IleAsn Phe Glu Glu 255 260 265 tct aag acc ttt ttt ggc tta tat aag ctt taaaggaaaaagc attttagaat 930 Ser Lys Thr Phe Phe Gly Leu Tyr Lys Leu 270275 gatctattat tctttatcat ggatgccagg aatattgtct tcaatgagag tcttcttaag990 accaattgag ccacaaagac cacaaggtcc aacaggtcag ctacccttca ttttctagag1050 gtccatggag tggtccttaa tgcctgcatc atgagccaga tgggaagaag actgttcctg1110 aggaacataa agttttgggc tgctgtgtgg caatgcagag gcaaagagaa ggaactgtct1170 gatgttaaat ggccaagagc attttagcca ttgaagaaaa aaaaaacctt taaactcacc1230 ttccagggtg ggtctacttg ctacctcaca ggaggccgtc ttttagacac atggttgtgg1290 tatgactata caagggtgag aaaggatgct aggtttcatg gataagctag agactgaaaa1350 aagccagtgt cccattggca tcatctttat ttttaactga tgttttctga gcccaccttt1410 gatgctaaca gagaaataag aggggtgttt gaggcacaag tcattctcta catagcatgt1470 gtacctccag tgcaatgatg tctgtgtgtg tttttatgta tgagagtaga gcgattctaa1530 agagtcacat gagtacaacg cgtacattac ggagtacata ttagaaacgt atgtgttaca1590 tttgatgcta gaatatctga atgtttcttg cta 1623 8 278 PRT Rattusnorvegicus 8 Met Gln Gln Pro Val Asn Tyr Pro Cys Pro Gln Ile Tyr Trp ValAsp 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Ala Thr Ser Pro Trp Ala Pro Pro Gly Ser Val PheSer Cys 20 25 30 Pro Ser Ser Gly Pro Arg Gly Pro Gly Gln Arg Arg Pro ProPro Pro 35 40 45 Pro Pro Pro Pro Ser Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Ser Gln Pro ProPro Leu 50 55 60 Pro Pro Leu Ser Pro Leu Lys Lys Lys Asp Asn Ile Glu LeuTrp Leu 65 70 75 80 Pro Val Ile Phe Phe Met Val Leu Val Ala Leu Val GlyMet Gly Leu 85 90 95 Gly Met Tyr Gln Leu Phe His Leu Gln Lys Glu Leu AlaGlu Leu Arg 100 105 110 Glu Phe Thr Asn His Ser Leu Arg Val Ser Ser PheGlu Lys Gln Ile 115 120 125 Ala Asn Pro Ser Thr Pro Ser Glu Thr Lys LysPro Arg Ser Val Ala 130 135 140 His Leu Thr Gly Asn Pro Arg Ser Arg SerIle Pro Leu Glu Trp Glu 145 150 155 160 Asp Thr Tyr Gly Thr Ala Leu IleSer Gly Val Lys Tyr Lys Lys Gly 165 170 175 Gly Leu Val Ile Asn Glu AlaGly Leu Tyr Phe Val Tyr Ser Lys Val 180 185 190 Tyr Phe Arg Gly Gln SerCys Asn Ser Gln Pro Leu Ser His Lys Val 195 200 205 Tyr Met Arg Asn PheLys Tyr Pro Gly Asp Leu Val Leu Met Glu Glu 210 215 220 Lys Lys Leu AsnTyr Cys Thr Thr Gly Gln Ile Trp Ala His Ser Ser 225 230 235 240 Tyr LeuGly Ala Val Phe Asn Leu Thr Val Ala Asp His Leu Tyr Val 245 250 255 AsnIle Ser Gln Leu Ser Leu Ile Asn Phe Glu Glu Ser Lys Thr Phe 260 265 270Phe Gly Leu Tyr Lys Leu 275 9 1707 DNA Mus musculus CDS (125)..(964) 9ctgcggaaac tttataaaga aaacttagct tctctggagc agtcagcgtc agagttctgt 60ccttgacacc tgagtctcct ccacaaggct gtgagaagga aaccctttcc tggggctggg 120tgcc atg cag cag ccc atg aat tac cca tgt ccc cag atc ttc tgg gta 169 MetGln Gln Pro Met Asn Tyr Pro Cys Pro Gln Ile Phe Trp Val 1 5 10 15 gacagc agt gcc act tca tct tgg gct cct cca ggg tca gtt ttt ccc 217 Asp SerSer Ala Thr Ser Ser Trp Ala Pro Pro Gly Ser Val Phe Pro 20 25 30 tgt ccatct tgt ggg cct aga ggg ccg gac caa agg aga ccg cca cct 265 Cys Pro SerCys Gly Pro Arg Gly Pro Asp Gln Arg Arg Pro Pro Pro 35 40 45 cca cca ccacct gtg tca cca cta cca ccg cca tca caa cca ctc cca 313 Pro Pro Pro ProVal Ser Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Ser Gln Pro Leu Pro 50 55 60 ctg ccg cca ctgacc cct cta aag aag aag gac cac aac aca aat ctg 361 Leu Pro Pro Leu ThrPro Leu Lys Lys Lys Asp His Asn Thr Asn Leu 65 70 75 tgg cta ccg gtg gtattt ttc atg gtt ctg gtg gct ctg gtt gga atg 409 Trp Leu Pro Val Val PhePhe Met Val Leu Val Ala Leu Val Gly Met 80 85 90 95 gga tta gga atg tatcag ctc ttc cac ctg cag aag gaa ctg gca gaa 457 Gly Leu Gly Met Tyr GlnLeu Phe His Leu Gln Lys Glu Leu Ala Glu 100 105 110 ctc cgt gag ttc accaac caa agc ctt aaa gta tca tct ttt gaa aag 505 Leu Arg Glu Phe Thr AsnGln Ser Leu Lys Val Ser Ser Phe Glu Lys 115 120 125 caa ata gcc aac cccagt aca ccc tct gaa aaa aaa gag ccg agg agt 553 Gln Ile Ala Asn Pro SerThr Pro Ser Glu Lys Lys Glu Pro Arg Ser 130 135 140 gtg gcc cat tta acaggg aac ccc cac tca agg tcc atc cct ctg gaa 601 Val Ala His Leu Thr GlyAsn Pro His Ser Arg Ser Ile Pro Leu Glu 145 150 155 tgg gaa gac aca tatgga acc gct ctg atc tct gga gtg aag tat aag 649 Trp Glu Asp Thr Tyr GlyThr Ala Leu Ile Ser Gly Val Lys Tyr Lys 160 165 170 175 aaa ggt ggc cttgtg atc aac gaa act ggg ttg tac ttc gtg tat tcc 697 Lys Gly Gly Leu ValIle Asn Glu Thr Gly Leu Tyr Phe Val Tyr Ser 180 185 190 aaa gta tac ttccgg ggt cag tct tgc aac aac cag ccc cta aac cac 745 Lys Val Tyr Phe ArgGly Gln Ser Cys Asn Asn Gln Pro Leu Asn His 195 200 205 aag gtc tat atgagg aac tct aag tat cct gag gat ctg gtg cta atg 793 Lys Val Tyr Met ArgAsn Ser Lys Tyr Pro Glu Asp Leu Val Leu Met 210 215 220 gag gag aag aggttg aac tac tgc act act gga cag ata tgg gcc cac 841 Glu Glu Lys Arg LeuAsn Tyr Cys Thr Thr Gly Gln Ile Trp Ala His 225 230 235 agc agc tac ctgggg gca gta ttc aat ctt acc agt gct gac cat tta 889 Ser Ser Tyr Leu GlyAla Val Phe Asn Leu Thr Ser Ala Asp His Leu 240 245 250 255 tat gtc aacata tct caa ctc tct ctg atc aat ttt gag gaa tct aag 937 Tyr Val Asn IleSer Gln Leu Ser Leu Ile Asn Phe Glu Glu Ser Lys 260 265 270 acc ttt ttcggc ttg tat aag ctt taa aagaaaaagc attttaaaat 984 Thr Phe Phe Gly LeuTyr Lys Leu 275 280 gatctactat tctttatcat gggcaccagg aatattgtcttgaatgagag tcttcttaag 1044 acctattgag attaattaag actacatgag ccacaaagacctcatgaccg caaggtccaa 1104 caggtcagct atccttcatt ttctcgaggt ccatggagtggtccttaatg cctgcatcat 1164 gagccagatg gaaggaggtc tgtgactgag ggacataaagctttgggctg ctgtgtgaca 1224 atgcagaggc acagagaaag aactgtctga tgttaaatggccaagagaat tttaaccatt 1284 gaagaagaca cctttacact cacttccagg gtgggtctacttactacctc acagaggccg 1344 tttttgagac atagttgtgg tatgaatata caagggtgagaaaggaggct catttgactg 1404 ataagctaga gactgaaaaa aagacagtgt ctcattggcaccatctttac tgttacctaa 1464 tgttttctga gccgaccttt gatcctaacg gagaagtaagagggatgttt gaggcacaaa 1524 tcattctcta catagcatgc atacctccag tgcaatgatgtctgtgtgtt tgtatgtatg 1584 agagcaaaca gattctaagg agtcatataa ataaaatatgtacattatgg agtacatatt 1644 agaaacctgt tacatttgat gctagatatc tgaatgtttcttggcaataa actctaatag 1704 tct 1707 10 279 PRT Mus musculus 10 Met GlnGln Pro Met Asn Tyr Pro Cys Pro Gln Ile Phe Trp Val Asp 1 5 10 15 SerSer Ala Thr Ser Ser Trp Ala Pro Pro Gly Ser Val Phe Pro Cys 20 25 30 ProSer Cys Gly Pro Arg Gly Pro Asp Gln Arg Arg Pro Pro Pro Pro 35 40 45 ProPro Pro Val Ser Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Ser Gln Pro Leu Pro Leu 50 55 60 ProPro Leu Thr Pro Leu Lys Lys Lys Asp His Asn Thr Asn Leu Trp 65 70 75 80Leu Pro Val Val Phe Phe Met Val Leu Val Ala Leu Val Gly Met Gly 85 90 95Leu Gly Met Tyr Gln Leu Phe His Leu Gln Lys Glu Leu Ala Glu Leu 100 105110 Arg Glu Phe Thr Asn Gln Ser Leu Lys Val Ser Ser Phe Glu Lys Gln 115120 125 Ile Ala Asn Pro Ser Thr Pro Ser Glu Lys Lys Glu Pro Arg Ser Val130 135 140 Ala His Leu Thr Gly Asn Pro His Ser Arg Ser Ile Pro Leu GluTrp 145 150 155 160 Glu Asp Thr Tyr Gly Thr Ala Leu Ile Ser Gly Val LysTyr Lys Lys 165 170 175 Gly Gly Leu Val Ile Asn Glu Thr Gly Leu Tyr PheVal Tyr Ser Lys 180 185 190 Val Tyr Phe Arg Gly Gln Ser Cys Asn Asn GlnPro Leu Asn His Lys 195 200 205 Val Tyr Met Arg Asn Ser Lys Tyr Pro GluAsp Leu Val Leu Met Glu 210 215 220 Glu Lys Arg Leu Asn Tyr Cys Thr ThrGly Gln Ile Trp Ala His Ser 225 230 235 240 Ser Tyr Leu Gly Ala Val PheAsn Leu Thr Ser Ala Asp His Leu Tyr 245 250 255 Val Asn Ile Ser Gln LeuSer Leu Ile Asn Phe Glu Glu Ser Lys Thr 260 265 270 Phe Phe Gly Leu TyrLys Leu 275 11 2534 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (195)..(1202) 11 gacgcttctggggagtgagg gaagcggttt acgagtgact tggctggagc ctcaggggcg 60 ggcactggcacggaacacac cctgaggcca gccctggctg cccaggcgga gctgcctctt 120 ctcccgcgggttggtggacc cgctcagtac ggagttgggg aagctctttc acttcggagg 180 attgctcaacaacc atg ctg ggc atc tgg acc ctc cta cct ctg gtt ctt 230 Met Leu Gly IleTrp Thr Leu Leu Pro Leu Val Leu 1 5 10 acg tct gtt gct aga tta tcg tccaaa agt gtt aat gcc caa gtg act 278 Thr Ser Val Ala Arg Leu Ser Ser LysSer Val Asn Ala Gln Val Thr 15 20 25 gac atc aac tcc aag gga ttg gaa ttgagg aag act gtt act aca gtt 326 Asp Ile Asn Ser Lys Gly Leu Glu Leu ArgLys Thr Val Thr Thr Val 30 35 40 gag act cag aac ttg gaa ggc ctg cat catgat ggc caa ttc tgc cat 374 Glu Thr Gln Asn Leu Glu Gly Leu His His AspGly Gln Phe Cys His 45 50 55 60 aag ccc tgt cct cca ggt gaa agg aaa gctagg gac tgc aca gtc aat 422 Lys Pro Cys Pro Pro Gly Glu Arg Lys Ala ArgAsp Cys Thr Val Asn 65 70 75 ggg gat gaa cca gac tgc gtg ccc tgc caa gaaggg aag gag tac aca 470 Gly Asp Glu Pro Asp Cys Val Pro Cys Gln Glu GlyLys Glu Tyr Thr 80 85 90 gac aaa gcc cat ttt tct tcc aaa tgc aga aga tgtaga ttg tgt gat 518 Asp Lys Ala His Phe Ser Ser Lys Cys Arg Arg Cys ArgLeu Cys Asp 95 100 105 gaa gga cat ggc tta gaa gtg gaa ata aac tgc acccgg acc cag aat 566 Glu Gly His Gly Leu Glu Val Glu Ile Asn Cys Thr ArgThr Gln Asn 110 115 120 acc aag tgc aga tgt aaa cca aac ttt ttt tgt aactct act gta tgt 614 Thr Lys Cys Arg Cys Lys Pro Asn Phe Phe Cys Asn SerThr Val Cys 125 130 135 140 gaa cac tgt gac cct tgc acc aaa tgt gaa catgga atc atc aag gaa 662 Glu His Cys Asp Pro Cys Thr Lys Cys Glu His GlyIle Ile Lys Glu 145 150 155 tgc aca ctc acc agc aac acc aag tgc aaa gaggaa gga tcc aga tct 710 Cys Thr Leu Thr Ser Asn Thr Lys Cys Lys Glu GluGly Ser Arg Ser 160 165 170 aac ttg ggg tgg ctt tgt ctt ctt ctt ttg ccaatt cca cta att gtt 758 Asn Leu Gly Trp Leu Cys Leu Leu Leu Leu Pro IlePro Leu Ile Val 175 180 185 tgg gtg aag aga aag gaa gta cag aaa aca tgcaga aag cac aga aag 806 Trp Val Lys Arg Lys Glu Val Gln Lys Thr Cys ArgLys His Arg Lys 190 195 200 gaa aac caa ggt tct cat gaa tct cca acc ttaaat cct gaa aca gtg 854 Glu Asn Gln Gly Ser His Glu Ser Pro Thr Leu AsnPro Glu Thr Val 205 210 215 220 gca ata aat tta tct gat gtt gac ttg agtaaa tat atc acc act att 902 Ala Ile Asn Leu Ser Asp Val Asp Leu Ser LysTyr Ile Thr Thr Ile 225 230 235 gct gga gtc atg aca cta agt caa gtt aaaggc ttt gtt cga aag aat 950 Ala Gly Val Met Thr Leu Ser Gln Val Lys GlyPhe Val Arg Lys Asn 240 245 250 ggt gtc aat gaa gcc aaa ata gat gag atcaag aat gac aat gtc caa 998 Gly Val Asn Glu Ala Lys Ile Asp Glu Ile LysAsn Asp Asn Val Gln 255 260 265 gac aca gca gaa cag aaa gtt caa ctg cttcgt aat tgg cat caa ctt 1046 Asp Thr Ala Glu Gln Lys Val Gln Leu Leu ArgAsn Trp His Gln Leu 270 275 280 cat gga aag aaa gaa gcg tat gac aca ttgatt aaa gat ctc aaa aaa 1094 His Gly Lys Lys Glu Ala Tyr Asp Thr Leu IleLys Asp Leu Lys Lys 285 290 295 300 gcc aat ctt tgt act ctt gca gag aaaatt cag act atc atc ctc aag 1142 Ala Asn Leu Cys Thr Leu Ala Glu Lys IleGln Thr Ile Ile Leu Lys 305 310 315 gac att act agt gac tca gaa aat tcaaac ttc aga aat gaa atc caa 1190 Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp Ser Glu Asn Ser AsnPhe Arg Asn Glu Ile Gln 320 325 330 agc ttg gtc tag agtgaaaaacaacaaattca gttctgagta tatgcaatta 1242 Ser Leu Val 335 gtgtttgaaaagattcttaa tagctggctg taaatactgc ttggtttttt actgggtaca 1302 ttttatcatttattagcgct gaagagccaa catatttgta gatttttaat atctcatgat 1362 tctgcctccaaggatgttta aaatctagtt gggaaaacaa acttcatcaa gagtaaatgc 1422 agtggcatgctaagtaccca aataggagtg tatgcagagg atgaaagatt aagattatgc 1482 tctggcatctaacatatgat tctgtagtat gaatgtaatc agtgtatgtt agtacaaatg 1542 tctatccacaggctaacccc actctatgaa tcaatagaag aagctatgac cttttgctga 1602 aatatcagttactgaacagg caggccactt tgcctctaaa ttacctctga taattctaga 1662 gattttaccatatttctaaa ctttgtttat aactctgaga agatcatatt tatgtaaagt 1722 atatgtatttgagtgcagaa tttaaataag gctctacctc aaagaccttt gcacagttta 1782 ttggtgtcatattatacaat atttcaattg tgaattcaca tagaaaacat taaattataa 1842 tgtttgactattatatatgt gtatgcattt tactggctca aaactaccta cttctttctc 1902 aggcatcaaaagcattttga gcaggagagt attactagag ctttgccacc tctccatttt 1962 tgccttggtgctcatcttaa tggcctaatg cacccccaaa catggaaata tcaccaaaaa 2022 atacttaatagtccaccaaa aggcaagact gcccttagaa attctagcct ggtttggaga 2082 tactaactgctctcagagaa agtagctttg tgacatgtca tgaacccatg tttgcaatca 2142 aagatgataaaatagattct tatttttccc ccacccccga aaatgttcaa taatgtccca 2202 tgtaaaacctgctacaaatg gcagcttata catagcaatg gtaaaatcat catctggatt 2262 taggaattgctcttgtcata ccctcaagtt tctaagattt aagattctcc ttactactat 2322 cctacgtttaaatatctttg aaagtttgta ttaaatgtga attttaagaa ataatattta 2382 tatttctgtaaatgtaaact gtgaagatag ttataaactg aagcagatac ctggaaccac 2442 ctaaagaacttccatttatg gaggattttt ttgccccttg tgtttggaat tataaaatat 2502 aggtaaaagtacgtaattaa ataatgtttt tg 2534 12 335 PRT Homo sapiens 12 Met Leu Gly IleTrp Thr Leu Leu Pro Leu Val Leu Thr Ser Val Ala 1 5 10 15 Arg Leu SerSer Lys Ser Val Asn Ala Gln Val Thr Asp Ile Asn Ser 20 25 30 Lys Gly LeuGlu Leu Arg Lys Thr Val Thr Thr Val Glu Thr Gln Asn 35 40 45 Leu Glu GlyLeu His His Asp Gly Gln Phe Cys His Lys Pro Cys Pro 50 55 60 Pro Gly GluArg Lys Ala Arg Asp Cys Thr Val Asn Gly Asp Glu Pro 65 70 75 80 Asp CysVal Pro Cys Gln Glu Gly Lys Glu Tyr Thr Asp Lys Ala His 85 90 95 Phe SerSer Lys Cys Arg Arg Cys Arg Leu Cys Asp Glu Gly His Gly 100 105 110 LeuGlu Val Glu Ile Asn Cys Thr Arg Thr Gln Asn Thr Lys Cys Arg 115 120 125Cys Lys Pro Asn Phe Phe Cys Asn Ser Thr Val Cys Glu His Cys Asp 130 135140 Pro Cys Thr Lys Cys Glu His Gly Ile Ile Lys Glu Cys Thr Leu Thr 145150 155 160 Ser Asn Thr Lys Cys Lys Glu Glu Gly Ser Arg Ser Asn Leu GlyTrp 165 170 175 Leu Cys Leu Leu Leu Leu Pro Ile Pro Leu Ile Val Trp ValLys Arg 180 185 190 Lys Glu Val Gln Lys Thr Cys Arg Lys His Arg Lys GluAsn Gln Gly 195 200 205 Ser His Glu Ser Pro Thr Leu Asn Pro Glu Thr ValAla Ile Asn Leu 210 215 220 Ser Asp Val Asp Leu Ser Lys Tyr Ile Thr ThrIle Ala Gly Val Met 225 230 235 240 Thr Leu Ser Gln Val Lys Gly Phe ValArg Lys Asn Gly Val Asn Glu 245 250 255 Ala Lys Ile Asp Glu Ile Lys AsnAsp Asn Val Gln Asp Thr Ala Glu 260 265 270 Gln Lys Val Gln Leu Leu ArgAsn Trp His Gln Leu His Gly Lys Lys 275 280 285 Glu Ala Tyr Asp Thr LeuIle Lys Asp Leu Lys Lys Ala Asn Leu Cys 290 295 300 Thr Leu Ala Glu LysIle Gln Thr Ile Ile Leu Lys Asp Ile Thr Ser 305 310 315 320 Asp Ser GluAsn Ser Asn Phe Arg Asn Glu Ile Gln Ser Leu Val 325 330 335 13 1642 DNAHomo sapiens CDS (130)..(756) 13 ctctaaaggt tcgggggtgg aatccttgggccgctgggca agcggcgaga cctggccagg 60 gccagcgagc cgaggacaga gggcgcacggagggccgggc cgcagccccg gccgcttgca 120 gaccccgcc atg gac ccg ttc ctg gtgctg ctg cac tcg gtg tcg tcc agc 171 Met Asp Pro Phe Leu Val Leu Leu HisSer Val Ser Ser Ser 1 5 10 ctg tcg agc agc gag ctg acc gag ctc aag ttccta tgc ctc ggg cgc 219 Leu Ser Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Lys Phe LeuCys Leu Gly Arg 15 20 25 30 gtg ggc aag cgc aag ctg gag cgc gtg cag agcggc cta gac ctc ttc 267 Val Gly Lys Arg Lys Leu Glu Arg Val Gln Ser GlyLeu Asp Leu Phe 35 40 45 tcc atg ctg ctg gag cag aac gac ctg gag ccc gggcac acc gag ctc 315 Ser Met Leu Leu Glu Gln Asn Asp Leu Glu Pro Gly HisThr Glu Leu 50 55 60 ctg cgc gag ctg ctc gcc tcc ctg cgg cgc cac gac ctgctg cgg cgc 363 Leu Arg Glu Leu Leu Ala Ser Leu Arg Arg His Asp Leu LeuArg Arg 65 70 75 gtc gac gac ttc gag gcg ggg gcg gcg gcc ggg gcc gcg cctggg gaa 411 Val Asp Asp Phe Glu Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Ala Ala Pro GlyGlu 80 85 90 gaa gac ctg tgt gca gca ttt aac gtc ata tgt gat aat gtg gggaaa 459 Glu Asp Leu Cys Ala Ala Phe Asn Val Ile Cys Asp Asn Val Gly Lys95 100 105 110 gat tgg aga agg ctg gct cgt cag ctc aaa gtc tca gac accaag atc 507 Asp Trp Arg Arg Leu Ala Arg Gln Leu Lys Val Ser Asp Thr LysIle 115 120 125 gac agc atc gag gac aga tac ccc cgc aac ctg aca gag cgtgtg cgg 555 Asp Ser Ile Glu Asp Arg Tyr Pro Arg Asn Leu Thr Glu Arg ValArg 130 135 140 gag tca ctg aga atc tgg aag aac aca gag aag gag aac gcaaca gtg 603 Glu Ser Leu Arg Ile Trp Lys Asn Thr Glu Lys Glu Asn Ala ThrVal 145 150 155 gcc cac ctg gtg ggg gct ctc agg tcc tgc cag atg aac ctggtg gct 651 Ala His Leu Val Gly Ala Leu Arg Ser Cys Gln Met Asn Leu ValAla 160 165 170 gac ctg gta caa gag gtt cag cag gcc cgt gac ctc cag aacagg agt 699 Asp Leu Val Gln Glu Val Gln Gln Ala Arg Asp Leu Gln Asn ArgSer 175 180 185 190 ggg gcc atg tcc ccg atg tca tgg aac tca gac gca tctacc tcc gaa 747 Gly Ala Met Ser Pro Met Ser Trp Asn Ser Asp Ala Ser ThrSer Glu 195 200 205 gcg tcc tga tgggccgctg ctttgcgctg gtggaccacaggcatctaca 796 Ala Ser cagcctggac tttggttctc tccaggaagg tagcccagcactgtgaagac ccagcaggaa 856 gccaggctga gtgagccaca gaccacctgc ttctgaactcaagctgcgtt tattaatgcc 916 tctcccgcac caggccgggc ttgggccctg cacagatatttccatttctt cctcactatg 976 acactgagca agatcttgtc tccactaaat gagctcctgcgggagtagtt ggaaagttgg 1036 aaccgtgtcc agcacagaag gaatctgtgc agatgagcagtcacactgtt actccacagc 1096 ggaggagacc agctcagagg cccaggaatc ggagcgaagcagagaggtgg agaactggga 1156 tttgaacccc cgccatcctt caccagagcc catgctcaaccactgtggcg ttctgctgcc 1216 cctgcagttg gcagaaagga tgttttgtcc catttccttggaggccaccg ggacagacct 1276 ggacactagg gtcaggcggg gtgctgtggt ggggagaggcatggctgggg tgggggtggg 1336 gagacctggt tggccgtggt ccagctcttg gcccctgtgtgagttgagtc tcctctctga 1396 gactgctaag taggggcagt gatggttgcc aggacgaattgagataatat ctgtgaggtg 1456 ctgatgagtg attgacacac agcactctct aaatcttccttgtgaggatt atgggtcctg 1516 caattctaca gtttcttact gttttgtatc aaaatcactatctttctgat aacagaattg 1576 ccaaggcagc gggatctcgt atctttaaaa agcagtcctcttattcctaa ggtaatccta 1636 ttaaaa 1642 14 208 PRT Homo sapiens 14 MetAsp Pro Phe Leu Val Leu Leu His Ser Val Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser 1 5 10 15Ser Ser Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Lys Phe Leu Cys Leu Gly Arg Val Gly 20 25 30Lys Arg Lys Leu Glu Arg Val Gln Ser Gly Leu Asp Leu Phe Ser Met 35 40 45Leu Leu Glu Gln Asn Asp Leu Glu Pro Gly His Thr Glu Leu Leu Arg 50 55 60Glu Leu Leu Ala Ser Leu Arg Arg His Asp Leu Leu Arg Arg Val Asp 65 70 7580 Asp Phe Glu Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Ala Ala Pro Gly Glu Glu Asp 85 9095 Leu Cys Ala Ala Phe Asn Val Ile Cys Asp Asn Val Gly Lys Asp Trp 100105 110 Arg Arg Leu Ala Arg Gln Leu Lys Val Ser Asp Thr Lys Ile Asp Ser115 120 125 Ile Glu Asp Arg Tyr Pro Arg Asn Leu Thr Glu Arg Val Arg GluSer 130 135 140 Leu Arg Ile Trp Lys Asn Thr Glu Lys Glu Asn Ala Thr ValAla His 145 150 155 160 Leu Val Gly Ala Leu Arg Ser Cys Gln Met Asn LeuVal Ala Asp Leu 165 170 175 Val Gln Glu Val Gln Gln Ala Arg Asp Leu GlnAsn Arg Ser Gly Ala 180 185 190 Met Ser Pro Met Ser Trp Asn Ser Asp AlaSer Thr Ser Glu Ala Ser 195 200 205 15 1883 DNA Homo sapiens CDS(257)..(1747) 15 tgaaggctgg ttgttcagac tgagcttcct gcctgcctgt accccgccaacagcttcaga 60 agaaggtgac tggtggctgc ctgaggaata ccagtgggca agagaattagcatttctgga 120 gcatctgctg tctgagcagc ccctgggtgc gtccactttc tgggcacgtgaggttgggcc 180 ttggccgcct gagcccttga gttggtcact tgaaccttgg gaatattgagattatattct 240 cctgcctttt aaaaag atg gac ttc agc aga aat ctt tat gat attggg gaa 292 Met Asp Phe Ser Arg Asn Leu Tyr Asp Ile Gly Glu 1 5 10 caactg gac agt gaa gat ctg gcc tcc ctc aag ttc ctg agc ctg gac 340 Gln LeuAsp Ser Glu Asp Leu Ala Ser Leu Lys Phe Leu Ser Leu Asp 15 20 25 tac attccg caa agg aag caa gaa ccc atc aag gat gcc ttg atg tta 388 Tyr Ile ProGln Arg Lys Gln Glu Pro Ile Lys Asp Ala Leu Met Leu 30 35 40 ttc cag agactc cag gaa aag aga atg ttg gag gaa agc aat ctg tcc 436 Phe Gln Arg LeuGln Glu Lys Arg Met Leu Glu Glu Ser Asn Leu Ser 45 50 55 60 ttc ctg aaggag ctg ctc ttc cga att aat aga ctg gat ttg ctg att 484 Phe Leu Lys GluLeu Leu Phe Arg Ile Asn Arg Leu Asp Leu Leu Ile 65 70 75 acc tac cta aacact aga aag gag gag atg gaa agg gaa ctt cag aca 532 Thr Tyr Leu Asn ThrArg Lys Glu Glu Met Glu Arg Glu Leu Gln Thr 80 85 90 cca ggc agg gct caaatt tct gcc tac agg ttc cac ttc tgc cgc atg 580 Pro Gly Arg Ala Gln IleSer Ala Tyr Arg Phe His Phe Cys Arg Met 95 100 105 agc tgg gct gaa gcaaac agc cag tgc cag aca cag tct gta cct ttc 628 Ser Trp Ala Glu Ala AsnSer Gln Cys Gln Thr Gln Ser Val Pro Phe 110 115 120 tgg cgg agg gtc gatcat cta tta ata agg gtc atg ctc tat cag att 676 Trp Arg Arg Val Asp HisLeu Leu Ile Arg Val Met Leu Tyr Gln Ile 125 130 135 140 tca gaa gaa gtgagc aga tca gaa ttg agg tct ttt aag ttt ctt ttg 724 Ser Glu Glu Val SerArg Ser Glu Leu Arg Ser Phe Lys Phe Leu Leu 145 150 155 caa gag gaa atctcc aaa tgc aaa ctg gat gat gac atg aac ctg ctg 772 Gln Glu Glu Ile SerLys Cys Lys Leu Asp Asp Asp Met Asn Leu Leu 160 165 170 gat att ttc atagag atg gag aag agg gtc atc ctg gga gaa gga aag 820 Asp Ile Phe Ile GluMet Glu Lys Arg Val Ile Leu Gly Glu Gly Lys 175 180 185 ttg gac atc ctgaaa aga gtc tgt gcc caa atc aac aag agc ctg ctg 868 Leu Asp Ile Leu LysArg Val Cys Ala Gln Ile Asn Lys Ser Leu Leu 190 195 200 aag ata atc aacgac tat gaa gaa ttc agc aaa ggg gag gag ttg tgt 916 Lys Ile Ile Asn AspTyr Glu Glu Phe Ser Lys Gly Glu Glu Leu Cys 205 210 215 220 ggg gta atgaca atc tcg gac tct cca aga gaa cag gat agt gaa tca 964 Gly Val Met ThrIle Ser Asp Ser Pro Arg Glu Gln Asp Ser Glu Ser 225 230 235 cag act ttggac aaa gtt tac caa atg aaa agc aaa cct cgg gga tac 1012 Gln Thr Leu AspLys Val Tyr Gln Met Lys Ser Lys Pro Arg Gly Tyr 240 245 250 tgt ctg atcatc aac aat cac aat ttt gca aaa gca cgg gag aaa gtg 1060 Cys Leu Ile IleAsn Asn His Asn Phe Ala Lys Ala Arg Glu Lys Val 255 260 265 ccc aaa cttcac agc att agg gac agg aat gga aca cac ttg gat gca 1108 Pro Lys Leu HisSer Ile Arg Asp Arg Asn Gly Thr His Leu Asp Ala 270 275 280 ggg gct ttgacc acg acc ttt gaa gag ctt cat ttt gag atc aag ccc 1156 Gly Ala Leu ThrThr Thr Phe Glu Glu Leu His Phe Glu Ile Lys Pro 285 290 295 300 cac catgac tgc aca gta gag caa atc tat gag att ttg aaa atc tac 1204 His His AspCys Thr Val Glu Gln Ile Tyr Glu Ile Leu Lys Ile Tyr 305 310 315 caa ctcatg gac cac agt aac atg gac tgc ttc atc tgc tgt atc ctc 1252 Gln Leu MetAsp His Ser Asn Met Asp Cys Phe Ile Cys Cys Ile Leu 320 325 330 tcc catgga gac aag ggc atc atc tat ggc act gat gga cag gag gcc 1300 Ser His GlyAsp Lys Gly Ile Ile Tyr Gly Thr Asp Gly Gln Glu Ala 335 340 345 ccc atctat gag ctg aca tct cag ttc act ggt ttg aag tgc cct tcc 1348 Pro Ile TyrGlu Leu Thr Ser Gln Phe Thr Gly Leu Lys Cys Pro Ser 350 355 360 ctt gctgga aaa ccc aaa gtg ttt ttt att cag gct tgt cag ggg gat 1396 Leu Ala GlyLys Pro Lys Val Phe Phe Ile Gln Ala Cys Gln Gly Asp 365 370 375 380 aactac cag aaa ggt ata cct gtt gag act gat tca gag gag caa ccc 1444 Asn TyrGln Lys Gly Ile Pro Val Glu Thr Asp Ser Glu Glu Gln Pro 385 390 395 tattta gaa atg gat tta tca tca cct caa acg aga tat atc ccg gat 1492 Tyr LeuGlu Met Asp Leu Ser Ser Pro Gln Thr Arg Tyr Ile Pro Asp 400 405 410 gaggct gac ttt ctg ctg ggg atg gcc act gtg aat aac tgt gtt tcc 1540 Glu AlaAsp Phe Leu Leu Gly Met Ala Thr Val Asn Asn Cys Val Ser 415 420 425 taccga aac cct gca gag gga acc tgg tac atc cag tca ctt tgc cag 1588 Tyr ArgAsn Pro Ala Glu Gly Thr Trp Tyr Ile Gln Ser Leu Cys Gln 430 435 440 agcctg aga gag cga tgt cct cga ggc gat gat att ctc acc atc ctg 1636 Ser LeuArg Glu Arg Cys Pro Arg Gly Asp Asp Ile Leu Thr Ile Leu 445 450 455 460act gaa gtg aac tat gaa gta agc aac aag gat gac aag aaa aac atg 1684 ThrGlu Val Asn Tyr Glu Val Ser Asn Lys Asp Asp Lys Lys Asn Met 465 470 475ggg aaa cag atg cct cag cct act ttc aca cta aga aaa aaa ctt gtc 1732 GlyLys Gln Met Pro Gln Pro Thr Phe Thr Leu Arg Lys Lys Leu Val 480 485 490ttc cct tct gat tga tggtgctatt ttgtttgttt tgttttgttt tgtttttttg 1787 PhePro Ser Asp 495 agacagaatc tcgctctgtc gcccaggctg gagtgcagtg gcgtgatctcggctcaccgc 1847 aagctccgcc tcccgggttc aggccattct cctgct 1883 16 496 PRTHomo sapiens 16 Met Asp Phe Ser Arg Asn Leu Tyr Asp Ile Gly Glu Gln LeuAsp Ser 1 5 10 15 Glu Asp Leu Ala Ser Leu Lys Phe Leu Ser Leu Asp TyrIle Pro Gln 20 25 30 Arg Lys Gln Glu Pro Ile Lys Asp Ala Leu Met Leu PheGln Arg Leu 35 40 45 Gln Glu Lys Arg Met Leu Glu Glu Ser Asn Leu Ser PheLeu Lys Glu 50 55 60 Leu Leu Phe Arg Ile Asn Arg Leu Asp Leu Leu Ile ThrTyr Leu Asn 65 70 75 80 Thr Arg Lys Glu Glu Met Glu Arg Glu Leu Gln ThrPro Gly Arg Ala 85 90 95 Gln Ile Ser Ala Tyr Arg Phe His Phe Cys Arg MetSer Trp Ala Glu 100 105 110 Ala Asn Ser Gln Cys Gln Thr Gln Ser Val ProPhe Trp Arg Arg Val 115 120 125 Asp His Leu Leu Ile Arg Val Met Leu TyrGln Ile Ser Glu Glu Val 130 135 140 Ser Arg Ser Glu Leu Arg Ser Phe LysPhe Leu Leu Gln Glu Glu Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Lys Cys Lys Leu Asp AspAsp Met Asn Leu Leu Asp Ile Phe Ile 165 170 175 Glu Met Glu Lys Arg ValIle Leu Gly Glu Gly Lys Leu Asp Ile Leu 180 185 190 Lys Arg Val Cys AlaGln Ile Asn Lys Ser Leu Leu Lys Ile Ile Asn 195 200 205 Asp Tyr Glu GluPhe Ser Lys Gly Glu Glu Leu Cys Gly Val Met Thr 210 215 220 Ile Ser AspSer Pro Arg Glu Gln Asp Ser Glu Ser Gln Thr Leu Asp 225 230 235 240 LysVal Tyr Gln Met Lys Ser Lys Pro Arg Gly Tyr Cys Leu Ile Ile 245 250 255Asn Asn His Asn Phe Ala Lys Ala Arg Glu Lys Val Pro Lys Leu His 260 265270 Ser Ile Arg Asp Arg Asn Gly Thr His Leu Asp Ala Gly Ala Leu Thr 275280 285 Thr Thr Phe Glu Glu Leu His Phe Glu Ile Lys Pro His His Asp Cys290 295 300 Thr Val Glu Gln Ile Tyr Glu Ile Leu Lys Ile Tyr Gln Leu MetAsp 305 310 315 320 His Ser Asn Met Asp Cys Phe Ile Cys Cys Ile Leu SerHis Gly Asp 325 330 335 Lys Gly Ile Ile Tyr Gly Thr Asp Gly Gln Glu AlaPro Ile Tyr Glu 340 345 350 Leu Thr Ser Gln Phe Thr Gly Leu Lys Cys ProSer Leu Ala Gly Lys 355 360 365 Pro Lys Val Phe Phe Ile Gln Ala Cys GlnGly Asp Asn Tyr Gln Lys 370 375 380 Gly Ile Pro Val Glu Thr Asp Ser GluGlu Gln Pro Tyr Leu Glu Met 385 390 395 400 Asp Leu Ser Ser Pro Gln ThrArg Tyr Ile Pro Asp Glu Ala Asp Phe 405 410 415 Leu Leu Gly Met Ala ThrVal Asn Asn Cys Val Ser Tyr Arg Asn Pro 420 425 430 Ala Glu Gly Thr TrpTyr Ile Gln Ser Leu Cys Gln Ser Leu Arg Glu 435 440 445 Arg Cys Pro ArgGly Asp Asp Ile Leu Thr Ile Leu Thr Glu Val Asn 450 455 460 Tyr Glu ValSer Asn Lys Asp Asp Lys Lys Asn Met Gly Lys Gln Met 465 470 475 480 ProGln Pro Thr Phe Thr Leu Arg Lys Lys Leu Val Phe Pro Ser Asp 485 490 49517 702 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (1)..(702) 17 atg agc act gaa agc atg atccgg gac gtg gag ctg gcc gag gag gcg 48 Met Ser Thr Glu Ser Met Ile ArgAsp Val Glu Leu Ala Glu Glu Ala 1 5 10 15 ctc ccc aag aag aca ggg gggccc cag ggc tcc agg cgg tgc ttg ttc 96 Leu Pro Lys Lys Thr Gly Gly ProGln Gly Ser Arg Arg Cys Leu Phe 20 25 30 ctc agc ctc ttc tcc ttc ctg atcgtg gca ggc gcc acc acg ctc ttc 144 Leu Ser Leu Phe Ser Phe Leu Ile ValAla Gly Ala Thr Thr Leu Phe 35 40 45 tgc ctg ctg cac ttt gga gtg atc ggcccc cag agg gaa gag ttc ccc 192 Cys Leu Leu His Phe Gly Val Ile Gly ProGln Arg Glu Glu Phe Pro 50 55 60 agg gac ctc tct cta atc agc cct ctg gcccag gca gtc aga tca tct 240 Arg Asp Leu Ser Leu Ile Ser Pro Leu Ala GlnAla Val Arg Ser Ser 65 70 75 80 tct cga acc ccg agt gac aag cct gta gcccat gtt gta gca aac cct 288 Ser Arg Thr Pro Ser Asp Lys Pro Val Ala HisVal Val Ala Asn Pro 85 90 95 caa gct gag ggg cag ctc cag tgg ctg aac cgccgg gcc aat gcc ctc 336 Gln Ala Glu Gly Gln Leu Gln Trp Leu Asn Arg ArgAla Asn Ala Leu 100 105 110 ctg gcc aat ggc gtg gag ctg aga gat aac cagctg gtg gtg cca tca 384 Leu Ala Asn Gly Val Glu Leu Arg Asp Asn Gln LeuVal Val Pro Ser 115 120 125 gag ggc ctg tac ctc atc tac tcc cag gtc ctcttc aag ggc caa ggc 432 Glu Gly Leu Tyr Leu Ile Tyr Ser Gln Val Leu PheLys Gly Gln Gly 130 135 140 tgc ccc tcc acc cat gtg ctc ctc acc cac accatc agc cgc atc gcc 480 Cys Pro Ser Thr His Val Leu Leu Thr His Thr IleSer Arg Ile Ala 145 150 155 160 gtc tcc tac cag acc aag gtc aac ctc ctctct gcc atc aag agc ccc 528 Val Ser Tyr Gln Thr Lys Val Asn Leu Leu SerAla Ile Lys Ser Pro 165 170 175 tgc cag agg gag acc cca gag ggg gct gaggcc aag ccc tgg tat gag 576 Cys Gln Arg Glu Thr Pro Glu Gly Ala Glu AlaLys Pro Trp Tyr Glu 180 185 190 ccc atc tat ctg gga ggg gtc ttc cag ctggag aag ggt gac cga ctc 624 Pro Ile Tyr Leu Gly Gly Val Phe Gln Leu GluLys Gly Asp Arg Leu 195 200 205 agc gct gag atc aat cgg ccc gac tat ctcgac ttt gcc gag tct ggg 672 Ser Ala Glu Ile Asn Arg Pro Asp Tyr Leu AspPhe Ala Glu Ser Gly 210 215 220 cag gtc tac ttt ggg atc att gcc ctg tga702 Gln Val Tyr Phe Gly Ile Ile Ala Leu 225 230 18 233 PRT Homo sapiens18 Met Ser Thr Glu Ser Met Ile Arg Asp Val Glu Leu Ala Glu Glu Ala 1 510 15 Leu Pro Lys Lys Thr Gly Gly Pro Gln Gly Ser Arg Arg Cys Leu Phe 2025 30 Leu Ser Leu Phe Ser Phe Leu Ile Val Ala Gly Ala Thr Thr Leu Phe 3540 45 Cys Leu Leu His Phe Gly Val Ile Gly Pro Gln Arg Glu Glu Phe Pro 5055 60 Arg Asp Leu Ser Leu Ile Ser Pro Leu Ala Gln Ala Val Arg Ser Ser 6570 75 80 Ser Arg Thr Pro Ser Asp Lys Pro Val Ala His Val Val Ala Asn Pro85 90 95 Gln Ala Glu Gly Gln Leu Gln Trp Leu Asn Arg Arg Ala Asn Ala Leu100 105 110 Leu Ala Asn Gly Val Glu Leu Arg Asp Asn Gln Leu Val Val ProSer 115 120 125 Glu Gly Leu Tyr Leu Ile Tyr Ser Gln Val Leu Phe Lys GlyGln Gly 130 135 140 Cys Pro Ser Thr His Val Leu Leu Thr His Thr Ile SerArg Ile Ala 145 150 155 160 Val Ser Tyr Gln Thr Lys Val Asn Leu Leu SerAla Ile Lys Ser Pro 165 170 175 Cys Gln Arg Glu Thr Pro Glu Gly Ala GluAla Lys Pro Trp Tyr Glu 180 185 190 Pro Ile Tyr Leu Gly Gly Val Phe GlnLeu Glu Lys Gly Asp Arg Leu 195 200 205 Ser Ala Glu Ile Asn Arg Pro AspTyr Leu Asp Phe Ala Glu Ser Gly 210 215 220 Gln Val Tyr Phe Gly Ile IleAla Leu 225 230 19 1306 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (18)..(767) 19 cacagccccccgccccc atg gcc gcc cgt cgg agc cag agg cgg agg ggg 50 Met Ala Ala ArgArg Ser Gln Arg Arg Arg Gly 1 5 10 cgc cgg ggg gag ccg ggc acc gcc ctgctg gtc ccg ctc gcg ctg ggc 98 Arg Arg Gly Glu Pro Gly Thr Ala Leu LeuVal Pro Leu Ala Leu Gly 15 20 25 ctg ggc ctg gcg ctg gcc tgc ctc ggc ctcctg ctg gcc gtg gtc agt 146 Leu Gly Leu Ala Leu Ala Cys Leu Gly Leu LeuLeu Ala Val Val Ser 30 35 40 ttg ggg agc cgg gca tcg ctg tcc gcc cag gagcct gcc cag gag gag 194 Leu Gly Ser Arg Ala Ser Leu Ser Ala Gln Glu ProAla Gln Glu Glu 45 50 55 ctg gtg gca gag gag gac cag gac ccg tcg gaa ctgaat ccc cag aca 242 Leu Val Ala Glu Glu Asp Gln Asp Pro Ser Glu Leu AsnPro Gln Thr 60 65 70 75 gaa gaa agc cag gat cct gcg cct ttc ctg aac cgacta gtt cgg cct 290 Glu Glu Ser Gln Asp Pro Ala Pro Phe Leu Asn Arg LeuVal Arg Pro 80 85 90 cgc aga agt gca cct aaa ggc cgg aaa aca cgg gct cgaaga gcg atc 338 Arg Arg Ser Ala Pro Lys Gly Arg Lys Thr Arg Ala Arg ArgAla Ile 95 100 105 gca gcc cat tat gaa gtt cat cca cga cct gga cag gacgga gcg cag 386 Ala Ala His Tyr Glu Val His Pro Arg Pro Gly Gln Asp GlyAla Gln 110 115 120 gca ggt gtg gac ggg aca gtg agt ggc tgg gag gaa gccaga atc aac 434 Ala Gly Val Asp Gly Thr Val Ser Gly Trp Glu Glu Ala ArgIle Asn 125 130 135 agc tcc agc cct ctg cgc tac aac cgc cag atc ggg gagttt ata gtc 482 Ser Ser Ser Pro Leu Arg Tyr Asn Arg Gln Ile Gly Glu PheIle Val 140 145 150 155 acc cgg gct ggg ctc tac tac ctg tac tgt cag gtgcac ttt gat gag 530 Thr Arg Ala Gly Leu Tyr Tyr Leu Tyr Cys Gln Val HisPhe Asp Glu 160 165 170 ggg aag gct gtc tac ctg aag ctg gac ttg ctg gtggat ggt gtg ctg 578 Gly Lys Ala Val Tyr Leu Lys Leu Asp Leu Leu Val AspGly Val Leu 175 180 185 gcc ctg cgc tgc ctg gag gaa ttc tca gcc act gcggcc agt tcc ctc 626 Ala Leu Arg Cys Leu Glu Glu Phe Ser Ala Thr Ala AlaSer Ser Leu 190 195 200 ggg ccc cag ctc cgc ctc tgc cag gtg tct ggg ctgttg gcc ctg cgg 674 Gly Pro Gln Leu Arg Leu Cys Gln Val Ser Gly Leu LeuAla Leu Arg 205 210 215 cca ggg tcc tcc ctg cgg atc cgc acc ctc ccc tgggcc cat ctc aag 722 Pro Gly Ser Ser Leu Arg Ile Arg Thr Leu Pro Trp AlaHis Leu Lys 220 225 230 235 gct gcc ccc ttc ctc acc tac ttc gga ctc ttccag gtt cac tga 767 Ala Ala Pro Phe Leu Thr Tyr Phe Gly Leu Phe Gln ValHis 240 245 250 ggggccctgg tctccccaca gtcgtcccag gctgccggct cccctcgacagctctctggg 827 cacccggtcc cctctgcccc accctcagcc gctctttgct ccagacctgcccctccctct 887 agaggctgcc tgggcctgtt cacgtgtttt ccatcccaca taaatacagtattcccactc 947 ttatcttaca actcccccac cgcccactct ccacctcact agctccccaatccctgaccc 1007 tttgaggccc ccagtgatct cgactccccc ctggccacag acccccagggcattgtgttc 1067 actgtactct gtgggcaagg atgggtccag aagaccccac ttcaggcactaagaggggct 1127 ggacctggcg gcaggaagcc aaagagactg ggcctaggcc aggagttcccaaatgtgagg 1187 ggcgagaaac aagacaagct cctcccttga gaattccctg tggatttttaaaacagatat 1247 tatttttatt attattgtga caaaatgttg ataaatggat attaaatagaataagtcag 1306 20 249 PRT Homo sapiens 20 Met Ala Ala Arg Arg Ser GlnArg Arg Arg Gly Arg Arg Gly Glu Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Thr Ala Leu Leu ValPro Leu Ala Leu Gly Leu Gly Leu Ala Leu 20 25 30 Ala Cys Leu Gly Leu LeuLeu Ala Val Val Ser Leu Gly Ser Arg Ala 35 40 45 Ser Leu Ser Ala Gln GluPro Ala Gln Glu Glu Leu Val Ala Glu Glu 50 55 60 Asp Gln Asp Pro Ser GluLeu Asn Pro Gln Thr Glu Glu Ser Gln Asp 65 70 75 80 Pro Ala Pro Phe LeuAsn Arg Leu Val Arg Pro Arg Arg Ser Ala Pro 85 90 95 Lys Gly Arg Lys ThrArg Ala Arg Arg Ala Ile Ala Ala His Tyr Glu 100 105 110 Val His Pro ArgPro Gly Gln Asp Gly Ala Gln Ala Gly Val Asp Gly 115 120 125 Thr Val SerGly Trp Glu Glu Ala Arg Ile Asn Ser Ser Ser Pro Leu 130 135 140 Arg TyrAsn Arg Gln Ile Gly Glu Phe Ile Val Thr Arg Ala Gly Leu 145 150 155 160Tyr Tyr Leu Tyr Cys Gln Val His Phe Asp Glu Gly Lys Ala Val Tyr 165 170175 Leu Lys Leu Asp Leu Leu Val Asp Gly Val Leu Ala Leu Arg Cys Leu 180185 190 Glu Glu Phe Ser Ala Thr Ala Ala Ser Ser Leu Gly Pro Gln Leu Arg195 200 205 Leu Cys Gln Val Ser Gly Leu Leu Ala Leu Arg Pro Gly Ser SerLeu 210 215 220 Arg Ile Arg Thr Leu Pro Trp Ala His Leu Lys Ala Ala ProPhe Leu 225 230 235 240 Thr Tyr Phe Gly Leu Phe Gln Val His 245 21 1769DNA Homo sapiens CDS (88)..(933) 21 cctcactgac tataaaagaa tagagaaggaagggcttcag tgaccggctg cctggctgac 60 ttacagcagt cagactctga caggatc atggct atg atg gag gtc cag ggg gga 114 Met Ala Met Met Glu Val Gln Gly Gly1 5 ccc agc ctg gga cag acc tgc gtg ctg atc gtg atc ttc aca gtg ctc 162Pro Ser Leu Gly Gln Thr Cys Val Leu Ile Val Ile Phe Thr Val Leu 10 15 2025 ctg cag tct ctc tgt gtg gct gta act tac gtg tac ttt acc aac gag 210Leu Gln Ser Leu Cys Val Ala Val Thr Tyr Val Tyr Phe Thr Asn Glu 30 35 40ctg aag cag atg cag gac aag tac tcc aaa agt ggc att gct tgt ttc 258 LeuLys Gln Met Gln Asp Lys Tyr Ser Lys Ser Gly Ile Ala Cys Phe 45 50 55 ttaaaa gaa gat gac agt tat tgg gac ccc aat gac gaa gag agt atg 306 Leu LysGlu Asp Asp Ser Tyr Trp Asp Pro Asn Asp Glu Glu Ser Met 60 65 70 aac agcccc tgc tgg caa gtc aag tgg caa ctc cgt cag ctc gtt aga 354 Asn Ser ProCys Trp Gln Val Lys Trp Gln Leu Arg Gln Leu Val Arg 75 80 85 aag atg attttg aga acc tct gag gaa acc att tct aca gtt caa gaa 402 Lys Met Ile LeuArg Thr Ser Glu Glu Thr Ile Ser Thr Val Gln Glu 90 95 100 105 aag caacaa aat att tct ccc cta gtg aga gaa aga ggt cct cag aga 450 Lys Gln GlnAsn Ile Ser Pro Leu Val Arg Glu Arg Gly Pro Gln Arg 110 115 120 gta gcagct cac ata act ggg acc aga gga aga agc aac aca ttg tct 498 Val Ala AlaHis Ile Thr Gly Thr Arg Gly Arg Ser Asn Thr Leu Ser 125 130 135 tct ccaaac tcc aag aat gaa aag gct ctg ggc cgc aaa ata aac tcc 546 Ser Pro AsnSer Lys Asn Glu Lys Ala Leu Gly Arg Lys Ile Asn Ser 140 145 150 tgg gaatca tca agg agt ggg cat tca ttc ctg agc aac ttg cac ttg 594 Trp Glu SerSer Arg Ser Gly His Ser Phe Leu Ser Asn Leu His Leu 155 160 165 agg aatggt gaa ctg gtc atc cat gaa aaa ggg ttt tac tac atc tat 642 Arg Asn GlyGlu Leu Val Ile His Glu Lys Gly Phe Tyr Tyr Ile Tyr 170 175 180 185 tcccaa aca tac ttt cga ttt cag gag gaa ata aaa gaa aac aca aag 690 Ser GlnThr Tyr Phe Arg Phe Gln Glu Glu Ile Lys Glu Asn Thr Lys 190 195 200 aacgac aaa caa atg gtc caa tat att tac aaa tac aca agt tat cct 738 Asn AspLys Gln Met Val Gln Tyr Ile Tyr Lys Tyr Thr Ser Tyr Pro 205 210 215 gaccct ata ttg ttg atg aaa agt gct aga aat agt tgt tgg tct aaa 786 Asp ProIle Leu Leu Met Lys Ser Ala Arg Asn Ser Cys Trp Ser Lys 220 225 230 gatgca gaa tat gga ctc tat tcc atc tat caa ggg gga ata ttt gag 834 Asp AlaGlu Tyr Gly Leu Tyr Ser Ile Tyr Gln Gly Gly Ile Phe Glu 235 240 245 cttaag gaa aat gac aga att ttt gtt tct gta aca aat gag cac ttg 882 Leu LysGlu Asn Asp Arg Ile Phe Val Ser Val Thr Asn Glu His Leu 250 255 260 265ata gac atg gac cat gaa gcc agt ttt ttc ggg gcc ttt tta gtt ggc 930 IleAsp Met Asp His Glu Ala Ser Phe Phe Gly Ala Phe Leu Val Gly 270 275 280taa ctgacctgga aagaaaaagc aataacctca aagtgactat tcagttttca 983ggatgataca ctatgaagat gtttcaaaaa atctgaccaa aacaaacaaa cagaaaacag 1043aaaacaaaaa aacctctatg caatctgagt agagcagcca caaccaaaaa attctacaac 1103acacactgtt ctgaaagtga ctcacttatc ccaagaaaat gaaattgctg aaagatcttt 1163caggactcta cctcatatca gtttgctagc agaaatctag aagactgtca gcttccaaac 1223attaatgcaa tggttaacat cttctgtctt tataatctac tccttgtaaa gactgtagaa 1283gaaagcgcaa caatccatct ctcaagtagt gtatcacagt agtagcctcc aggtttcctt 1343aagggacaac atccttaagt caaaagagag aagaggcacc actaaaagat cgcagtttgc 1403ctggtgcagt ggctcacacc tgtaatccca acattttggg aacccaaggt gggtagatca 1463cgagatcaag agatcaagac catagtgacc aacatagtga aaccccatct ctactgaaag 1523tgcaaaaatt agctgggtgt gttggcacat gcctgtagtc ccagctactt gagaggctga 1583ggcaggagaa tcgtttgaac ccgggaggca gaggttgcag tgtggtgaga tcatgccact 1643acactccagc ctggcgacag agcgagactt ggtttcaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaactt 1703cagtaagtac gtgttatttt tttcaataaa attctattac agtatgtcaa aaaaaaaaaa 1763aaaaaa 1769 22 281 PRT Homo sapiens 22 Met Ala Met Met Glu Val Gln GlyGly Pro Ser Leu Gly Gln Thr Cys 1 5 10 15 Val Leu Ile Val Ile Phe ThrVal Leu Leu Gln Ser Leu Cys Val Ala 20 25 30 Val Thr Tyr Val Tyr Phe ThrAsn Glu Leu Lys Gln Met Gln Asp Lys 35 40 45 Tyr Ser Lys Ser Gly Ile AlaCys Phe Leu Lys Glu Asp Asp Ser Tyr 50 55 60 Trp Asp Pro Asn Asp Glu GluSer Met Asn Ser Pro Cys Trp Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Lys Trp Gln Leu Arg GlnLeu Val Arg Lys Met Ile Leu Arg Thr Ser 85 90 95 Glu Glu Thr Ile Ser ThrVal Gln Glu Lys Gln Gln Asn Ile Ser Pro 100 105 110 Leu Val Arg Glu ArgGly Pro Gln Arg Val Ala Ala His Ile Thr Gly 115 120 125 Thr Arg Gly ArgSer Asn Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro Asn Ser Lys Asn Glu 130 135 140 Lys Ala LeuGly Arg Lys Ile Asn Ser Trp Glu Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly 145 150 155 160 HisSer Phe Leu Ser Asn Leu His Leu Arg Asn Gly Glu Leu Val Ile 165 170 175His Glu Lys Gly Phe Tyr Tyr Ile Tyr Ser Gln Thr Tyr Phe Arg Phe 180 185190 Gln Glu Glu Ile Lys Glu Asn Thr Lys Asn Asp Lys Gln Met Val Gln 195200 205 Tyr Ile Tyr Lys Tyr Thr Ser Tyr Pro Asp Pro Ile Leu Leu Met Lys210 215 220 Ser Ala Arg Asn Ser Cys Trp Ser Lys Asp Ala Glu Tyr Gly LeuTyr 225 230 235 240 Ser Ile Tyr Gln Gly Gly Ile Phe Glu Leu Lys Glu AsnAsp Arg Ile 245 250 255 Phe Val Ser Val Thr Asn Glu His Leu Ile Asp MetAsp His Glu Ala 260 265 270 Ser Phe Phe Gly Ala Phe Leu Val Gly 275 28023 1042 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (91)..(936) 23 tttcctcact gactataaaagaatagagaa ggaagggctt cagtgaccgg ctgcctggct 60 gacttacagc agtcagactctgacaggatc atg gct atg atg gag gtc cag ggg 114 Met Ala Met Met Glu ValGln Gly 1 5 gga ccc agc ctg gga cag acc tgc gtg ctg atc gtg atc ttc acagtg 162 Gly Pro Ser Leu Gly Gln Thr Cys Val Leu Ile Val Ile Phe Thr Val10 15 20 ctc ctg cag tct ctc tgt gtg gct gta act tac gtg tac ttt acc aac210 Leu Leu Gln Ser Leu Cys Val Ala Val Thr Tyr Val Tyr Phe Thr Asn 2530 35 40 gag ctg aag cag atg cag gac aag tac tcc aaa agt ggc att gct tgt258 Glu Leu Lys Gln Met Gln Asp Lys Tyr Ser Lys Ser Gly Ile Ala Cys 4550 55 ttc tta aaa gaa gat gac agt tat tgg gac ccc aat gac gaa gag agt306 Phe Leu Lys Glu Asp Asp Ser Tyr Trp Asp Pro Asn Asp Glu Glu Ser 6065 70 atg aac agc ccc tgc tgg caa gtc aag tgg caa ctc cgt cag ctc gtt354 Met Asn Ser Pro Cys Trp Gln Val Lys Trp Gln Leu Arg Gln Leu Val 7580 85 aga aag atg att ttg aga acc tct gag gaa acc att tct aca gtt caa402 Arg Lys Met Ile Leu Arg Thr Ser Glu Glu Thr Ile Ser Thr Val Gln 9095 100 gaa aag caa caa aat att tct ccc cta gtg aga gaa aga ggt cct cag450 Glu Lys Gln Gln Asn Ile Ser Pro Leu Val Arg Glu Arg Gly Pro Gln 105110 115 120 aga gta gca gct cac ata act ggg acc aga gga aga agc aac acattg 498 Arg Val Ala Ala His Ile Thr Gly Thr Arg Gly Arg Ser Asn Thr Leu125 130 135 tct tct cca aac tcc aag aat gaa aag gct ctg ggc cgc aaa ataaac 546 Ser Ser Pro Asn Ser Lys Asn Glu Lys Ala Leu Gly Arg Lys Ile Asn140 145 150 tcc tgg gaa tca tca agg agt ggg cat tca ttc ctg agc aac ttgcac 594 Ser Trp Glu Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly His Ser Phe Leu Ser Asn Leu His155 160 165 ttg agg aat ggt gaa ctg gtc atc cat gaa aaa ggg ttt tac tacatc 642 Leu Arg Asn Gly Glu Leu Val Ile His Glu Lys Gly Phe Tyr Tyr Ile170 175 180 tat tcc caa aca tac ttt cga ttt cag gag gaa ata aaa gaa aacaca 690 Tyr Ser Gln Thr Tyr Phe Arg Phe Gln Glu Glu Ile Lys Glu Asn Thr185 190 195 200 aag aac gac aaa caa atg gtc caa tat att tac aaa tac acaagt tat 738 Lys Asn Asp Lys Gln Met Val Gln Tyr Ile Tyr Lys Tyr Thr SerTyr 205 210 215 cct gac cct ata ttg ttg atg aaa agt gct aga aat agt tgttgg tct 786 Pro Asp Pro Ile Leu Leu Met Lys Ser Ala Arg Asn Ser Cys TrpSer 220 225 230 aaa gat gca gaa tat gga ctc tat tcc atc tat caa ggg ggaata ttt 834 Lys Asp Ala Glu Tyr Gly Leu Tyr Ser Ile Tyr Gln Gly Gly IlePhe 235 240 245 gag ctt aag gaa aat gac aga att ttt gtt tct gta aca aatgag cac 882 Glu Leu Lys Glu Asn Asp Arg Ile Phe Val Ser Val Thr Asn GluHis 250 255 260 ttg ata gac atg gac cat gaa gcc agt ttt ttc ggg gcc ttttta gtt 930 Leu Ile Asp Met Asp His Glu Ala Ser Phe Phe Gly Ala Phe LeuVal 265 270 275 280 ggc taa ctgacctgga aagaaaaagc aataacctca aagtgactattcagttttca 986 Gly ggatgataca ctatgaagat gtttcaaaaa atctgaccaaaacaaacaaa cagaaa 1042 24 281 PRT Homo sapiens 24 Met Ala Met Met GluVal Gln Gly Gly Pro Ser Leu Gly Gln Thr Cys 1 5 10 15 Val Leu Ile ValIle Phe Thr Val Leu Leu Gln Ser Leu Cys Val Ala 20 25 30 Val Thr Tyr ValTyr Phe Thr Asn Glu Leu Lys Gln Met Gln Asp Lys 35 40 45 Tyr Ser Lys SerGly Ile Ala Cys Phe Leu Lys Glu Asp Asp Ser Tyr 50 55 60 Trp Asp Pro AsnAsp Glu Glu Ser Met Asn Ser Pro Cys Trp Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Lys Trp GlnLeu Arg Gln Leu Val Arg Lys Met Ile Leu Arg Thr Ser 85 90 95 Glu Glu ThrIle Ser Thr Val Gln Glu Lys Gln Gln Asn Ile Ser Pro 100 105 110 Leu ValArg Glu Arg Gly Pro Gln Arg Val Ala Ala His Ile Thr Gly 115 120 125 ThrArg Gly Arg Ser Asn Thr Leu Ser Ser Pro Asn Ser Lys Asn Glu 130 135 140Lys Ala Leu Gly Arg Lys Ile Asn Ser Trp Glu Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly 145 150155 160 His Ser Phe Leu Ser Asn Leu His Leu Arg Asn Gly Glu Leu Val Ile165 170 175 His Glu Lys Gly Phe Tyr Tyr Ile Tyr Ser Gln Thr Tyr Phe ArgPhe 180 185 190 Gln Glu Glu Ile Lys Glu Asn Thr Lys Asn Asp Lys Gln MetVal Gln 195 200 205 Tyr Ile Tyr Lys Tyr Thr Ser Tyr Pro Asp Pro Ile LeuLeu Met Lys 210 215 220 Ser Ala Arg Asn Ser Cys Trp Ser Lys Asp Ala GluTyr Gly Leu Tyr 225 230 235 240 Ser Ile Tyr Gln Gly Gly Ile Phe Glu LeuLys Glu Asn Asp Arg Ile 245 250 255 Phe Val Ser Val Thr Asn Glu His LeuIle Asp Met Asp His Glu Ala 260 265 270 Ser Phe Phe Gly Ala Phe Leu ValGly 275 280 25 579 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (1)..(579) 25 atg gac ggg tccggg gag cag ccc aga ggc ggg ggg ccc acc agc tct 48 Met Asp Gly Ser GlyGlu Gln Pro Arg Gly Gly Gly Pro Thr Ser Ser 1 5 10 15 gag cag atc atgaag aca ggg gcc ctt ttg ctt cag ggt ttc atc cag 96 Glu Gln Ile Met LysThr Gly Ala Leu Leu Leu Gln Gly Phe Ile Gln 20 25 30 gat cga gca ggg cgaatg ggg ggg gag gca ccc gag ctg gcc ctg gac 144 Asp Arg Ala Gly Arg MetGly Gly Glu Ala Pro Glu Leu Ala Leu Asp 35 40 45 ccg gtg cct cag gat gcgtcc acc aag aag ctg agc gag tgt ctc aag 192 Pro Val Pro Gln Asp Ala SerThr Lys Lys Leu Ser Glu Cys Leu Lys 50 55 60 cgc atc ggg gac gaa ctg gacagt aac atg gag ctg cag agg atg att 240 Arg Ile Gly Asp Glu Leu Asp SerAsn Met Glu Leu Gln Arg Met Ile 65 70 75 80 gcc gcc gtg gac aca gac tccccc cga gag gtc ttt ttc cga gtg gca 288 Ala Ala Val Asp Thr Asp Ser ProArg Glu Val Phe Phe Arg Val Ala 85 90 95 gct gac atg ttt tct gac ggc aacttc aac tgg ggc cgg gtt gtc gcc 336 Ala Asp Met Phe Ser Asp Gly Asn PheAsn Trp Gly Arg Val Val Ala 100 105 110 ctt ttc tac ttt gcc agc aaa ctggtg ctc aag gcc ctg tgc acc aag 384 Leu Phe Tyr Phe Ala Ser Lys Leu ValLeu Lys Ala Leu Cys Thr Lys 115 120 125 gtg ccg gaa ctg atc aga acc atcatg ggc tgg aca ttg gac ttc ctc 432 Val Pro Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr Ile MetGly Trp Thr Leu Asp Phe Leu 130 135 140 cgg gag cgg ctg ttg ggc tgg atccaa gac cag ggt ggt tgg gac ggc 480 Arg Glu Arg Leu Leu Gly Trp Ile GlnAsp Gln Gly Gly Trp Asp Gly 145 150 155 160 ctc ctc tcc tac ttt ggg acgccc acg tgg cag acc gtg acc atc ttt 528 Leu Leu Ser Tyr Phe Gly Thr ProThr Trp Gln Thr Val Thr Ile Phe 165 170 175 gtg gcg gga gtg ctc acc gcctcg ctc acc atc tgg aag aag atg ggc 576 Val Ala Gly Val Leu Thr Ala SerLeu Thr Ile Trp Lys Lys Met Gly 180 185 190 tga 579 26 192 PRT Homosapiens 26 Met Asp Gly Ser Gly Glu Gln Pro Arg Gly Gly Gly Pro Thr SerSer 1 5 10 15 Glu Gln Ile Met Lys Thr Gly Ala Leu Leu Leu Gln Gly PheIle Gln 20 25 30 Asp Arg Ala Gly Arg Met Gly Gly Glu Ala Pro Glu Leu AlaLeu Asp 35 40 45 Pro Val Pro Gln Asp Ala Ser Thr Lys Lys Leu Ser Glu CysLeu Lys 50 55 60 Arg Ile Gly Asp Glu Leu Asp Ser Asn Met Glu Leu Gln ArgMet Ile 65 70 75 80 Ala Ala Val Asp Thr Asp Ser Pro Arg Glu Val Phe PheArg Val Ala 85 90 95 Ala Asp Met Phe Ser Asp Gly Asn Phe Asn Trp Gly ArgVal Val Ala 100 105 110 Leu Phe Tyr Phe Ala Ser Lys Leu Val Leu Lys AlaLeu Cys Thr Lys 115 120 125 Val Pro Glu Leu Ile Arg Thr Ile Met Gly TrpThr Leu Asp Phe Leu 130 135 140 Arg Glu Arg Leu Leu Gly Trp Ile Gln AspGln Gly Gly Trp Asp Gly 145 150 155 160 Leu Leu Ser Tyr Phe Gly Thr ProThr Trp Gln Thr Val Thr Ile Phe 165 170 175 Val Ala Gly Val Leu Thr AlaSer Leu Thr Ile Trp Lys Lys Met Gly 180 185 190 27 1105 DNA Homo sapiensCDS (141)..(728) 27 gggcgggtag tcgaccgtgt ccgcgcgcct gggagacgctgcctcggccc ggacgcgccc 60 gcgcccccgc ggctggaggg tggtcgccac tgggacactgtgaaccagga gtgagtcgga 120 gctgccgcgc tgcccaggcc atg gac tgt gag gtc aacaac ggt tcc agc ctc 173 Met Asp Cys Glu Val Asn Asn Gly Ser Ser Leu 1 510 agg gat gag tgc atc aca aac cta ctg gtg ttt ggc ttc ctc caa agc 221Arg Asp Glu Cys Ile Thr Asn Leu Leu Val Phe Gly Phe Leu Gln Ser 15 20 25tgt tct gac aac agc ttc cgc aga gag ctg gac gca ctg ggc cac gag 269 CysSer Asp Asn Ser Phe Arg Arg Glu Leu Asp Ala Leu Gly His Glu 30 35 40 ctgcca gtg ctg gct ccc cag tgg gag ggc tac gat gag ctg cag act 317 Leu ProVal Leu Ala Pro Gln Trp Glu Gly Tyr Asp Glu Leu Gln Thr 45 50 55 gat ggcaac cgc agc agc cac tcc cgc ttg gga aga ata gag gca gat 365 Asp Gly AsnArg Ser Ser His Ser Arg Leu Gly Arg Ile Glu Ala Asp 60 65 70 75 tct gaaagt caa gaa gac atc atc cgg aat att gcc agg cac ctc gcc 413 Ser Glu SerGln Glu Asp Ile Ile Arg Asn Ile Ala Arg His Leu Ala 80 85 90 cag gtc ggggac agc atg gac cgt agc atc cct ccg ggc ctg gtg aac 461 Gln Val Gly AspSer Met Asp Arg Ser Ile Pro Pro Gly Leu Val Asn 95 100 105 ggc ctg gccctg cag ctc agg aac acc agc cgg tcg gag gag gac cgg 509 Gly Leu Ala LeuGln Leu Arg Asn Thr Ser Arg Ser Glu Glu Asp Arg 110 115 120 aac agg gacctg gcc act gcc ctg gag cag ctg ctg cag gcc tac cct 557 Asn Arg Asp LeuAla Thr Ala Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Gln Ala Tyr Pro 125 130 135 aga gac atggag aag gag aag acc atg ctg gtg ctg gcc ctg ctg ctg 605 Arg Asp Met GluLys Glu Lys Thr Met Leu Val Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu 140 145 150 155 gcc aagaag gtg gcc agt cac acg ccg tcc ttg ctc cgt gat gtc ttt 653 Ala Lys LysVal Ala Ser His Thr Pro Ser Leu Leu Arg Asp Val Phe 160 165 170 cac acaaca gtg aat ttt att aac cag aac cta cgc acc tac gtg agg 701 His Thr ThrVal Asn Phe Ile Asn Gln Asn Leu Arg Thr Tyr Val Arg 175 180 185 agc ttagcc aga aat ggg atg gac tga acggacagtt ccagaagtgt 748 Ser Leu Ala ArgAsn Gly Met Asp 190 195 gactggctaa agcttgatgt ggtcacagct gtatagctgcttccagtgta gacggagccc 808 tggcatgtca acagcgttcc tagagaagac aggctggaagatagctgtga cttctatttt 868 aaagacaatg ttaaacttat aacccacttt aaaatatctacattaatata cttgaatgaa 928 aatgtccatt tacacgtatt tgaatggcct tcatatcatccacacatgaa tctgcacatc 988 tgtaaatcta cacacggtgc ctttatttcc actgtgcaggttcccactta aaaattaaat 1048 tggaaagcag gtttcaagga agtagaaaca aaatacaatttttttggtaa aaaaaaa 1105 28 195 PRT Homo sapiens 28 Met Asp Cys Glu ValAsn Asn Gly Ser Ser Leu Arg Asp Glu Cys Ile 1 5 10 15 Thr Asn Leu LeuVal Phe Gly Phe Leu Gln Ser Cys Ser Asp Asn Ser 20 25 30 Phe Arg Arg GluLeu Asp Ala Leu Gly His Glu Leu Pro Val Leu Ala 35 40 45 Pro Gln Trp GluGly Tyr Asp Glu Leu Gln Thr Asp Gly Asn Arg Ser 50 55 60 Ser His Ser ArgLeu Gly Arg Ile Glu Ala Asp Ser Glu Ser Gln Glu 65 70 75 80 Asp Ile IleArg Asn Ile Ala Arg His Leu Ala Gln Val Gly Asp Ser 85 90 95 Met Asp ArgSer Ile Pro Pro Gly Leu Val Asn Gly Leu Ala Leu Gln 100 105 110 Leu ArgAsn Thr Ser Arg Ser Glu Glu Asp Arg Asn Arg Asp Leu Ala 115 120 125 ThrAla Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Gln Ala Tyr Pro Arg Asp Met Glu Lys 130 135 140Glu Lys Thr Met Leu Val Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu Ala Lys Lys Val Ala 145 150155 160 Ser His Thr Pro Ser Leu Leu Arg Asp Val Phe His Thr Thr Val Asn165 170 175 Phe Ile Asn Gln Asn Leu Arg Thr Tyr Val Arg Ser Leu Ala ArgAsn 180 185 190 Gly Met Asp 195 29 923 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (26)..(508)29 cagcatcgcc gccgccagag gagaa atg tct gaa gta aga ccc ctc tcc aga 52Met Ser Glu Val Arg Pro Leu Ser Arg 1 5 gac atc ttg atg gag acc ctc ctgtat gag cag ctc ctg gaa ccc ccg 100 Asp Ile Leu Met Glu Thr Leu Leu TyrGlu Gln Leu Leu Glu Pro Pro 10 15 20 25 acc atg gag gtt ctt ggc atg actgac tct gaa gag gac ctg gac cct 148 Thr Met Glu Val Leu Gly Met Thr AspSer Glu Glu Asp Leu Asp Pro 30 35 40 atg gag gac ttc gat tct ttg gaa tgcatg gag ggc agt gac gca ttg 196 Met Glu Asp Phe Asp Ser Leu Glu Cys MetGlu Gly Ser Asp Ala Leu 45 50 55 gcc ctg cgg ctg gcc tgc atc ggg gac gagatg gac gtg agc ctc agg 244 Ala Leu Arg Leu Ala Cys Ile Gly Asp Glu MetAsp Val Ser Leu Arg 60 65 70 gcc ccg cgc ctg gcc cag ctc tcc gag gtg gccatg cac agc ctg ggt 292 Ala Pro Arg Leu Ala Gln Leu Ser Glu Val Ala MetHis Ser Leu Gly 75 80 85 ctg gct ttc atc tac gac cag act gag gac atc agggat gtt ctt aga 340 Leu Ala Phe Ile Tyr Asp Gln Thr Glu Asp Ile Arg AspVal Leu Arg 90 95 100 105 agt ttc atg gac ggt ttc acc aca ctt aag gagaac ata atg agg ttc 388 Ser Phe Met Asp Gly Phe Thr Thr Leu Lys Glu AsnIle Met Arg Phe 110 115 120 tgg aga tcc ccg aac ccc ggg tcc tgg gtg tcctgc gaa cag gtg ctg 436 Trp Arg Ser Pro Asn Pro Gly Ser Trp Val Ser CysGlu Gln Val Leu 125 130 135 ctg gcg ctg ctg ctg ctg ctg gcg ctg ctg ctgccg ctg ctc agc ggg 484 Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu ProLeu Leu Ser Gly 140 145 150 ggc ctg cac ctg ctg ctc aag tga gcccccggcggctcaggcgt ggctggcccc 538 Gly Leu His Leu Leu Leu Lys 155 160 acccccatgaccactgccct gaggtggcgg cctgctgctg ttatcttttt aactgttttc 598 tcatgatgccttttatatta accccgtgat agtgctggaa cactgctgag gttttatact 658 caggttttttgttttttttt tattccagtt ttcgtttttt ctaaaagatg aattcctatg 718 gctctgcaattgtcaccggt taactgtggc ctgtgcccag gaagagccat tcactcctgc 778 ccctgcccacacggcaggta gcagggggag tgctggtcac acccctgtgt gatatgtgat 838 gccctcggcaaagaatctac tggaatagat tccgaggagc aggagtgctc aataaaatgt 898 tggtttccagcaaaaaaaaa aaaaa 923 30 160 PRT Homo sapiens 30 Met Ser Glu Val Arg ProLeu Ser Arg Asp Ile Leu Met Glu Thr Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Tyr Glu Gln LeuLeu Glu Pro Pro Thr Met Glu Val Leu Gly Met 20 25 30 Thr Asp Ser Glu GluAsp Leu Asp Pro Met Glu Asp Phe Asp Ser Leu 35 40 45 Glu Cys Met Glu GlySer Asp Ala Leu Ala Leu Arg Leu Ala Cys Ile 50 55 60 Gly Asp Glu Met AspVal Ser Leu Arg Ala Pro Arg Leu Ala Gln Leu 65 70 75 80 Ser Glu Val AlaMet His Ser Leu Gly Leu Ala Phe Ile Tyr Asp Gln 85 90 95 Thr Glu Asp IleArg Asp Val Leu Arg Ser Phe Met Asp Gly Phe Thr 100 105 110 Thr Leu LysGlu Asn Ile Met Arg Phe Trp Arg Ser Pro Asn Pro Gly 115 120 125 Ser TrpVal Ser Cys Glu Gln Val Leu Leu Ala Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu 130 135 140 AlaLeu Leu Leu Pro Leu Leu Ser Gly Gly Leu His Leu Leu Leu Lys 145 150 155160 31 507 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (1)..(507) 31 atg ttc cag atc cca gagttt gag ccg agt gag cag gaa gac tcc agc 48 Met Phe Gln Ile Pro Glu PheGlu Pro Ser Glu Gln Glu Asp Ser Ser 1 5 10 15 tct gca gag agg ggc ctgggc ccc agc ccc gca ggg gac ggg ccc tca 96 Ser Ala Glu Arg Gly Leu GlyPro Ser Pro Ala Gly Asp Gly Pro Ser 20 25 30 ggc tcc ggc aag cat cat cgccag gcc cca ggc ctc ctg tgg gac gcc 144 Gly Ser Gly Lys His His Arg GlnAla Pro Gly Leu Leu Trp Asp Ala 35 40 45 agt cac cag cag gag cag cca accagc agc agc cat cat gga ggc gct 192 Ser His Gln Gln Glu Gln Pro Thr SerSer Ser His His Gly Gly Ala 50 55 60 ggg gct gtg gag atc cgg agt cgc cacagc tcc tac ccc gcg ggg acg 240 Gly Ala Val Glu Ile Arg Ser Arg His SerSer Tyr Pro Ala Gly Thr 65 70 75 80 gag gac gac gaa ggg atg ggg gag gagccc agc ccc ttt cgg ggc cgc 288 Glu Asp Asp Glu Gly Met Gly Glu Glu ProSer Pro Phe Arg Gly Arg 85 90 95 tcg cgc tcg gcg ccc ccc aac ctc tgg gcagca cag cgc tat ggc cgc 336 Ser Arg Ser Ala Pro Pro Asn Leu Trp Ala AlaGln Arg Tyr Gly Arg 100 105 110 gag ctc cgg agg atg agt gac gag ttt gtggac tcc ttt aag aag gga 384 Glu Leu Arg Arg Met Ser Asp Glu Phe Val AspSer Phe Lys Lys Gly 115 120 125 ctt cct cgc ccg aag agc gcg ggc aca gcaacg cag atg cgg caa agc 432 Leu Pro Arg Pro Lys Ser Ala Gly Thr Ala ThrGln Met Arg Gln Ser 130 135 140 tcc agc tgg acg cga gtc ttc cag tcc tggtgg gat cgg aac ttg ggc 480 Ser Ser Trp Thr Arg Val Phe Gln Ser Trp TrpAsp Arg Asn Leu Gly 145 150 155 160 agg gga agc tcc gcc ccc tcc cag tga507 Arg Gly Ser Ser Ala Pro Ser Gln 165 32 168 PRT Homo sapiens 32 MetPhe Gln Ile Pro Glu Phe Glu Pro Ser Glu Gln Glu Asp Ser Ser 1 5 10 15Ser Ala Glu Arg Gly Leu Gly Pro Ser Pro Ala Gly Asp Gly Pro Ser 20 25 30Gly Ser Gly Lys His His Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Leu Leu Trp Asp Ala 35 40 45Ser His Gln Gln Glu Gln Pro Thr Ser Ser Ser His His Gly Gly Ala 50 55 60Gly Ala Val Glu Ile Arg Ser Arg His Ser Ser Tyr Pro Ala Gly Thr 65 70 7580 Glu Asp Asp Glu Gly Met Gly Glu Glu Pro Ser Pro Phe Arg Gly Arg 85 9095 Ser Arg Ser Ala Pro Pro Asn Leu Trp Ala Ala Gln Arg Tyr Gly Arg 100105 110 Glu Leu Arg Arg Met Ser Asp Glu Phe Val Asp Ser Phe Lys Lys Gly115 120 125 Leu Pro Arg Pro Lys Ser Ala Gly Thr Ala Thr Gln Met Arg GlnSer 130 135 140 Ser Ser Trp Thr Arg Val Phe Gln Ser Trp Trp Asp Arg AsnLeu Gly 145 150 155 160 Arg Gly Ser Ser Ala Pro Ser Gln 165 33 1949 DNAHomo sapiens CDS (65)..(700) 33 tgagccaccc gggttgggcc aggatcccggcaggctgatc ccgtcctcca ctgagacctg 60 aaaa atg gct tcg ggg caa ggc cca ggtcct ccc agg cag gag tgc gga 109 Met Ala Ser Gly Gln Gly Pro Gly Pro ProArg Gln Glu Cys Gly 1 5 10 15 gag cct gcc ctg ccc tct gct tct gag gagcag gta gcc cag gac aca 157 Glu Pro Ala Leu Pro Ser Ala Ser Glu Glu GlnVal Ala Gln Asp Thr 20 25 30 gag gag gtt ttc cgc agc tac gtt ttt tac cgccat cag cag gaa cag 205 Glu Glu Val Phe Arg Ser Tyr Val Phe Tyr Arg HisGln Gln Glu Gln 35 40 45 gag gct gaa ggg gtg gct gcc cct gcc gac cca gagatg gtc acc tta 253 Glu Ala Glu Gly Val Ala Ala Pro Ala Asp Pro Glu MetVal Thr Leu 50 55 60 cct ctg caa cct agc agc acc atg ggg cag gtg gga cggcag ctc gcc 301 Pro Leu Gln Pro Ser Ser Thr Met Gly Gln Val Gly Arg GlnLeu Ala 65 70 75 atc atc ggg gac gac atc aac cga cgc tat gac tca gag ttccag acc 349 Ile Ile Gly Asp Asp Ile Asn Arg Arg Tyr Asp Ser Glu Phe GlnThr 80 85 90 95 atg ttg cag cac ctg cag ccc acg gca gag aat gcc tat gagtac ttc 397 Met Leu Gln His Leu Gln Pro Thr Ala Glu Asn Ala Tyr Glu TyrPhe 100 105 110 acc aag att gcc acc agc ctg ttt gag agt ggc atc aat tggggc cgt 445 Thr Lys Ile Ala Thr Ser Leu Phe Glu Ser Gly Ile Asn Trp GlyArg 115 120 125 gtg gtg gct ctt ctg ggc ttc ggc tac cgt ctg gcc cta cacgtc tac 493 Val Val Ala Leu Leu Gly Phe Gly Tyr Arg Leu Ala Leu His ValTyr 130 135 140 cag cat ggc ctg act ggc ttc cta ggc cag gtg acc cgc ttcgtg gtc 541 Gln His Gly Leu Thr Gly Phe Leu Gly Gln Val Thr Arg Phe ValVal 145 150 155 gac ttc atg ctg cat cac tgc att gcc cgg tgg att gca cagagg ggt 589 Asp Phe Met Leu His His Cys Ile Ala Arg Trp Ile Ala Gln ArgGly 160 165 170 175 ggc tgg gtg gca gcc ctg aac ttg ggc aat ggt ccc atcctg aac gtg 637 Gly Trp Val Ala Ala Leu Asn Leu Gly Asn Gly Pro Ile LeuAsn Val 180 185 190 ctg gtg gtt ctg ggt gtg gtt ctg ttg ggc cag ttt gtggta cga aga 685 Leu Val Val Leu Gly Val Val Leu Leu Gly Gln Phe Val ValArg Arg 195 200 205 ttc ttc aaa tca tga ctcccaaggg tgccctttgg gtcccggttcagacccctgc 740 Phe Phe Lys Ser 210 ctggacttaa gcgaagtctt tgccttctctgttcccttgc aggggtcccc cctcaagagt 800 acagaagctt tagcaagtgt gcactccagcttcggagggc ccctgcgtgg gggccagtca 860 ggctgcagag gcacctcaac attgcatggtgctagtgggc cctctctctg ggcccagggg 920 ctgtggccgt ctcctccctc agctctctgggacctcctta gccctgtctg ctaggcgctg 980 gggagactga taacttgggg aggcaagagactgggagcca cttctcccca gaaagtgttt 1040 aacggtttta gctttttata atacccttgtgagagcccat tcccaccatt ctacctgagg 1100 ccaggacgtc tggggtgtgg ggattggtgggtctatgttc cccaggattc agctattctg 1160 gaagatcagc accctaagag atgggactaggacctgagcc tggtcctggc cgtccctaag 1220 catgtgtccc aggagcagga cctactaggagaggggggcc aaggtcctgc tcaactctac 1280 ccctgctccc attcctccct ccggccatactgcctttgca gttggactct cagggattct 1340 gggcttgggg tgtggggtgg ggtggagtcgcagaccagag ctgtctgaac tcacgtgtca 1400 gaagcctcca agcctgcctc ccaaggtcctctcagttctc tcccttcctc tctccttata 1460 gacacttgct cccaacccat tcactacaggtgaaggctct caccccatcc ctgggggcct 1520 tgggtgagtg gcctgctaag gctcctccttgcccagacta cagggcttag gacttggttt 1580 gttatatcag ggaaaaggag tagggagttcatctggaggg ttctaagtgg gagaaggact 1640 atcaacacca ctaggaatcc cagaggtgggatcctccctc atggctctgg cacagtgtaa 1700 tccaggggtg tagatggggg aactgtgaatacttgaactc tgttccccca ccctccatgc 1760 tcctcacctg tctaggtctc ctcagggtggggggtgacag tgccttctct attgggcaca 1820 gcctagggtc ttgggggtca ggggggagaagttcttgatt cagccaaatg cagggagggg 1880 aggcagatgg agcccatagg ccaccccctatcctctgagt gtttggaaat aaactgtgca 1940 atcccctca 1949 34 211 PRT Homosapiens 34 Met Ala Ser Gly Gln Gly Pro Gly Pro Pro Arg Gln Glu Cys GlyGlu 1 5 10 15 Pro Ala Leu Pro Ser Ala Ser Glu Glu Gln Val Ala Gln AspThr Glu 20 25 30 Glu Val Phe Arg Ser Tyr Val Phe Tyr Arg His Gln Gln GluGln Glu 35 40 45 Ala Glu Gly Val Ala Ala Pro Ala Asp Pro Glu Met Val ThrLeu Pro 50 55 60 Leu Gln Pro Ser Ser Thr Met Gly Gln Val Gly Arg Gln LeuAla Ile 65 70 75 80 Ile Gly Asp Asp Ile Asn Arg Arg Tyr Asp Ser Glu PheGln Thr Met 85 90 95 Leu Gln His Leu Gln Pro Thr Ala Glu Asn Ala Tyr GluTyr Phe Thr 100 105 110 Lys Ile Ala Thr Ser Leu Phe Glu Ser Gly Ile AsnTrp Gly Arg Val 115 120 125 Val Ala Leu Leu Gly Phe Gly Tyr Arg Leu AlaLeu His Val Tyr Gln 130 135 140 His Gly Leu Thr Gly Phe Leu Gly Gln ValThr Arg Phe Val Val Asp 145 150 155 160 Phe Met Leu His His Cys Ile AlaArg Trp Ile Ala Gln Arg Gly Gly 165 170 175 Trp Val Ala Ala Leu Asn LeuGly Asn Gly Pro Ile Leu Asn Val Leu 180 185 190 Val Val Leu Gly Val ValLeu Leu Gly Gln Phe Val Val Arg Arg Phe 195 200 205 Phe Lys Ser 210 352501 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (225)..(1847) 35 ggcaccagtc tctagaaaagaagtcagctc tggttcggag aagcagcggc tggcgtgggc 60 catccgggga atgggcgccctcgtgaccta gtgttgcggg gcaaaaaggg tcttgccggc 120 ctcgctcgtg caggggcgtatctgggcgcc tgagcgcgca gtgggagcct tgggagccgc 180 cgcagcaggg ggcacacccggaaccggcct gagcgcccgg gacc atg aac ggg gag 236 Met Asn Gly Glu 1 gcc atctgc agc gcc ctg ccc acc att ccc tac cac aaa ctc gcc gac 284 Ala Ile CysSer Ala Leu Pro Thr Ile Pro Tyr His Lys Leu Ala Asp 5 10 15 20 ctg cgctac ctg agc cgc ggc gcc tct ggc act gtg tcg tcc gcc cgc 332 Leu Arg TyrLeu Ser Arg Gly Ala Ser Gly Thr Val Ser Ser Ala Arg 25 30 35 cac gca gactgg cgc gtc cag gtg gcc gtg aag cac ctg cac atc cac 380 His Ala Asp TrpArg Val Gln Val Ala Val Lys His Leu His Ile His 40 45 50 act ccg ctg ctcgac agt gaa aga aag gat gtc tta aga gaa gct gaa 428 Thr Pro Leu Leu AspSer Glu Arg Lys Asp Val Leu Arg Glu Ala Glu 55 60 65 att tta cac aaa gctaga ttt agt tac att ctt cca att ttg gga att 476 Ile Leu His Lys Ala ArgPhe Ser Tyr Ile Leu Pro Ile Leu Gly Ile 70 75 80 tgc aat gag cct gaa tttttg gga ata gtt act gaa tac atg cca aat 524 Cys Asn Glu Pro Glu Phe LeuGly Ile Val Thr Glu Tyr Met Pro Asn 85 90 95 100 gga tca tta aat gaa ctccta cat agg aaa act gaa tat cct gat gtt 572 Gly Ser Leu Asn Glu Leu LeuHis Arg Lys Thr Glu Tyr Pro Asp Val 105 110 115 gct tgg cca ttg aga tttcgc atc ctg cat gaa att gcc ctt ggt gta 620 Ala Trp Pro Leu Arg Phe ArgIle Leu His Glu Ile Ala Leu Gly Val 120 125 130 aat tac ctg cac aat atgact cct cct tta ctt cat cat gac ttg aag 668 Asn Tyr Leu His Asn Met ThrPro Pro Leu Leu His His Asp Leu Lys 135 140 145 act cag aat atc tta ttggac aat gaa ttt cat gtt aag att gca gat 716 Thr Gln Asn Ile Leu Leu AspAsn Glu Phe His Val Lys Ile Ala Asp 150 155 160 ttt ggt tta tca aag tggcgc atg atg tcc ctc tca cag tca cga agt 764 Phe Gly Leu Ser Lys Trp ArgMet Met Ser Leu Ser Gln Ser Arg Ser 165 170 175 180 agc aaa tct gca ccagaa gga ggg aca att atc tat atg cca cct gaa 812 Ser Lys Ser Ala Pro GluGly Gly Thr Ile Ile Tyr Met Pro Pro Glu 185 190 195 aac tat gaa cct ggacaa aaa tca agg gcc agt atc aag cac gat ata 860 Asn Tyr Glu Pro Gly GlnLys Ser Arg Ala Ser Ile Lys His Asp Ile 200 205 210 tat agc tat gca gttatc aca tgg gaa gtg tta tcc aga aaa cag cct 908 Tyr Ser Tyr Ala Val IleThr Trp Glu Val Leu Ser Arg Lys Gln Pro 215 220 225 ttt gaa gat gtc accaat cct ttg cag ata atg tat agt gtg tca caa 956 Phe Glu Asp Val Thr AsnPro Leu Gln Ile Met Tyr Ser Val Ser Gln 230 235 240 gga cat cga cct gttatt aat gaa gaa agt ttg cca tat gat ata cct 1004 Gly His Arg Pro Val IleAsn Glu Glu Ser Leu Pro Tyr Asp Ile Pro 245 250 255 260 cac cga gca cgtatg atc tct cta ata gaa agt gga tgg gca caa aat 1052 His Arg Ala Arg MetIle Ser Leu Ile Glu Ser Gly Trp Ala Gln Asn 265 270 275 cca gat gaa agacca tct ttc tta aaa tgt tta ata gaa ctt gaa cca 1100 Pro Asp Glu Arg ProSer Phe Leu Lys Cys Leu Ile Glu Leu Glu Pro 280 285 290 gtt ttg aga acattt gaa gag ata act ttt ctt gaa gct gtt att cag 1148 Val Leu Arg Thr PheGlu Glu Ile Thr Phe Leu Glu Ala Val Ile Gln 295 300 305 cta aag aaa acaaag tta cag agt gtt tca agt gcc att cac cta tgt 1196 Leu Lys Lys Thr LysLeu Gln Ser Val Ser Ser Ala Ile His Leu Cys 310 315 320 gac aag aag aaaatg gaa tta tct ctg aac ata cct gta aat cat ggt 1244 Asp Lys Lys Lys MetGlu Leu Ser Leu Asn Ile Pro Val Asn His Gly 325 330 335 340 cca caa gaggaa tca tgt gga tcc tct cag ctc cat gaa aat agt ggt 1292 Pro Gln Glu GluSer Cys Gly Ser Ser Gln Leu His Glu Asn Ser Gly 345 350 355 tct cct gaaact tca agg tcc ctg cca gct cct caa gac aat gat ttt 1340 Ser Pro Glu ThrSer Arg Ser Leu Pro Ala Pro Gln Asp Asn Asp Phe 360 365 370 tta tct agaaaa gct caa gac tgt tat ttt atg aag ctg cat cac tgt 1388 Leu Ser Arg LysAla Gln Asp Cys Tyr Phe Met Lys Leu His His Cys 375 380 385 cct gga aatcac agt tgg gat agc acc att tct ggt tct caa agg gct 1436 Pro Gly Asn HisSer Trp Asp Ser Thr Ile Ser Gly Ser Gln Arg Ala 390 395 400 gca ttc tgtgat cac aag acc act cca tgc tct tca gca ata ata aat 1484 Ala Phe Cys AspHis Lys Thr Thr Pro Cys Ser Ser Ala Ile Ile Asn 405 410 415 420 cca ctctca act gca gga aac tca gaa cgt ctg cag cct ggt ata gcc 1532 Pro Leu SerThr Ala Gly Asn Ser Glu Arg Leu Gln Pro Gly Ile Ala 425 430 435 cag cagtgg atc cag agc aaa agg gaa gac att gtg aac caa atg aca 1580 Gln Gln TrpIle Gln Ser Lys Arg Glu Asp Ile Val Asn Gln Met Thr 440 445 450 gaa gcctgc ctt aac cag tcg cta gat gcc ctt ctg tcc agg gac ttg 1628 Glu Ala CysLeu Asn Gln Ser Leu Asp Ala Leu Leu Ser Arg Asp Leu 455 460 465 atc atgaaa gag gac tat gaa ctt gtt agt acc aag cct aca agg acc 1676 Ile Met LysGlu Asp Tyr Glu Leu Val Ser Thr Lys Pro Thr Arg Thr 470 475 480 tca aaagtc aga caa tta cta gac act act gac atc caa gga gaa gaa 1724 Ser Lys ValArg Gln Leu Leu Asp Thr Thr Asp Ile Gln Gly Glu Glu 485 490 495 500 tttgcc aaa gtt ata gta caa aaa ttg aaa gat aac aaa caa atg ggt 1772 Phe AlaLys Val Ile Val Gln Lys Leu Lys Asp Asn Lys Gln Met Gly 505 510 515 cttcag cct tac ccg gaa ata ctt gtg gtt tct aga tca cca tct tta 1820 Leu GlnPro Tyr Pro Glu Ile Leu Val Val Ser Arg Ser Pro Ser Leu 520 525 530 aattta ctt caa aat aaa agc atg taa gtgactgttt ttcaagaaga 1867 Asn Leu LeuGln Asn Lys Ser Met 535 540 aatgtgtttc ataaaaggat atttatatct ctgttgctttgacttttttt atataaaatc 1927 cgtgagtatt aaagctttat tgaaggttct ttgggtaaatattagtctcc ctccatgaca 1987 ctgcagtatt ttttttaatt aatacaagta aaaagttgaatttggttgaa tttgctacat 2047 agttcaattt ttatgtctct tttgttaaca gaaaccacttttaaaggata gtaattattc 2107 ttgtttataa cagtgcctta aggtatgatg tatttctgatggaagccatt ttcacattca 2167 tgttcttcat ggattatttg ttacttgtct aagatgcaatttgattttat gaagtatata 2227 ccctttaccc accagagaca gtacagaatc cctgccctaaaatcccaggc ttaattgccc 2287 tacaaagggt tattaattta aaactccatt attaggattacattttaaag ttttatttat 2347 gaattccctt taaaaatgat atttcaaagg taaaacaatacaatataaag aaaaaaataa 2407 atatattaat accggcttcc tgtccccatt tttaacctcagccttcccta ctgtcaccaa 2467 caaccaagct aaataaagtc aacagcctga tgtg 2501 36540 PRT Homo sapiens 36 Met Asn Gly Glu Ala Ile Cys Ser Ala Leu Pro ThrIle Pro Tyr His 1 5 10 15 Lys Leu Ala Asp Leu Arg Tyr Leu Ser Arg GlyAla Ser Gly Thr Val 20 25 30 Ser Ser Ala Arg His Ala Asp Trp Arg Val GlnVal Ala Val Lys His 35 40 45 Leu His Ile His Thr Pro Leu Leu Asp Ser GluArg Lys Asp Val Leu 50 55 60 Arg Glu Ala Glu Ile Leu His Lys Ala Arg PheSer Tyr Ile Leu Pro 65 70 75 80 Ile Leu Gly Ile Cys Asn Glu Pro Glu PheLeu Gly Ile Val Thr Glu 85 90 95 Tyr Met Pro Asn Gly Ser Leu Asn Glu LeuLeu His Arg Lys Thr Glu 100 105 110 Tyr Pro Asp Val Ala Trp Pro Leu ArgPhe Arg Ile Leu His Glu Ile 115 120 125 Ala Leu Gly Val Asn Tyr Leu HisAsn Met Thr Pro Pro Leu Leu His 130 135 140 His Asp Leu Lys Thr Gln AsnIle Leu Leu Asp Asn Glu Phe His Val 145 150 155 160 Lys Ile Ala Asp PheGly Leu Ser Lys Trp Arg Met Met Ser Leu Ser 165 170 175 Gln Ser Arg SerSer Lys Ser Ala Pro Glu Gly Gly Thr Ile Ile Tyr 180 185 190 Met Pro ProGlu Asn Tyr Glu Pro Gly Gln Lys Ser Arg Ala Ser Ile 195 200 205 Lys HisAsp Ile Tyr Ser Tyr Ala Val Ile Thr Trp Glu Val Leu Ser 210 215 220 ArgLys Gln Pro Phe Glu Asp Val Thr Asn Pro Leu Gln Ile Met Tyr 225 230 235240 Ser Val Ser Gln Gly His Arg Pro Val Ile Asn Glu Glu Ser Leu Pro 245250 255 Tyr Asp Ile Pro His Arg Ala Arg Met Ile Ser Leu Ile Glu Ser Gly260 265 270 Trp Ala Gln Asn Pro Asp Glu Arg Pro Ser Phe Leu Lys Cys LeuIle 275 280 285 Glu Leu Glu Pro Val Leu Arg Thr Phe Glu Glu Ile Thr PheLeu Glu 290 295 300 Ala Val Ile Gln Leu Lys Lys Thr Lys Leu Gln Ser ValSer Ser Ala 305 310 315 320 Ile His Leu Cys Asp Lys Lys Lys Met Glu LeuSer Leu Asn Ile Pro 325 330 335 Val Asn His Gly Pro Gln Glu Glu Ser CysGly Ser Ser Gln Leu His 340 345 350 Glu Asn Ser Gly Ser Pro Glu Thr SerArg Ser Leu Pro Ala Pro Gln 355 360 365 Asp Asn Asp Phe Leu Ser Arg LysAla Gln Asp Cys Tyr Phe Met Lys 370 375 380 Leu His His Cys Pro Gly AsnHis Ser Trp Asp Ser Thr Ile Ser Gly 385 390 395 400 Ser Gln Arg Ala AlaPhe Cys Asp His Lys Thr Thr Pro Cys Ser Ser 405 410 415 Ala Ile Ile AsnPro Leu Ser Thr Ala Gly Asn Ser Glu Arg Leu Gln 420 425 430 Pro Gly IleAla Gln Gln Trp Ile Gln Ser Lys Arg Glu Asp Ile Val 435 440 445 Asn GlnMet Thr Glu Ala Cys Leu Asn Gln Ser Leu Asp Ala Leu Leu 450 455 460 SerArg Asp Leu Ile Met Lys Glu Asp Tyr Glu Leu Val Ser Thr Lys 465 470 475480 Pro Thr Arg Thr Ser Lys Val Arg Gln Leu Leu Asp Thr Thr Asp Ile 485490 495 Gln Gly Glu Glu Phe Ala Lys Val Ile Val Gln Lys Leu Lys Asp Asn500 505 510 Lys Gln Met Gly Leu Gln Pro Tyr Pro Glu Ile Leu Val Val SerArg 515 520 525 Ser Pro Ser Leu Asn Leu Leu Gln Asn Lys Ser Met 530 535540 37 1468 DNA Cowpox virus CDS (295)..(1320) 37 tccatggaag aacgaaagtagtataaaagt aataaaacaa aaaaaagaat ataaaaaatt 60 tatagccact ttctttgaggactgttttcc tgaaggaaat gaacctctgg aattagttag 120 atatatagaa ttagtatacacgctagatta ttctcaaact cctaattatg acagactacg 180 tagactgttt atacaagattgaaaatatat ttctttttat tgagtggtgg tagttacgga 240 tatctaatat taatattagactatctctat cgtcacacaa caaaatcgat tgcc atg 297 Met 1 gat atc ttc agg gaaatc gca tct tct atg aaa gga gag aat gta ttc 345 Asp Ile Phe Arg Glu IleAla Ser Ser Met Lys Gly Glu Asn Val Phe 5 10 15 att tct cca ccg tca atctcg tca gta ttg aca ata ctg tat tat gga 393 Ile Ser Pro Pro Ser Ile SerSer Val Leu Thr Ile Leu Tyr Tyr Gly 20 25 30 gct aat gga tcc act gct gaacag cta tca aaa tat gta gaa aag gag 441 Ala Asn Gly Ser Thr Ala Glu GlnLeu Ser Lys Tyr Val Glu Lys Glu 35 40 45 gcg gac aag aat aag gat gat atctca ttc aag tcc atg aat aaa gta 489 Ala Asp Lys Asn Lys Asp Asp Ile SerPhe Lys Ser Met Asn Lys Val 50 55 60 65 tat ggg cga tat tct gca gtg tttaaa gat tcc ttt ttg aga aaa att 537 Tyr Gly Arg Tyr Ser Ala Val Phe LysAsp Ser Phe Leu Arg Lys Ile 70 75 80 gga gat aat ttc caa act gtt gac ttcact gat tgt cgc act gta gat 585 Gly Asp Asn Phe Gln Thr Val Asp Phe ThrAsp Cys Arg Thr Val Asp 85 90 95 gcg atc aac aag tgt gtt gat atc ttc actgag ggg aaa att aat cca 633 Ala Ile Asn Lys Cys Val Asp Ile Phe Thr GluGly Lys Ile Asn Pro 100 105 110 cta ttg gat gaa cca ttg tct cca gat acctgt ctc cta gca att agt 681 Leu Leu Asp Glu Pro Leu Ser Pro Asp Thr CysLeu Leu Ala Ile Ser 115 120 125 gcc gta tac ttt aaa gca aaa tgg ttg atgcca ttt gaa aag gaa ttt 729 Ala Val Tyr Phe Lys Ala Lys Trp Leu Met ProPhe Glu Lys Glu Phe 130 135 140 145 acc agt gat tat ccc ttt tac gta tctcca acg gaa atg gta gat gta 777 Thr Ser Asp Tyr Pro Phe Tyr Val Ser ProThr Glu Met Val Asp Val 150 155 160 agt atg atg tct atg tac ggc gag gcattt aat cac gca tct gta aaa 825 Ser Met Met Ser Met Tyr Gly Glu Ala PheAsn His Ala Ser Val Lys 165 170 175 gaa tca ttc ggc aac ttt tca atc atagaa ctg cca tat gtt gga gat 873 Glu Ser Phe Gly Asn Phe Ser Ile Ile GluLeu Pro Tyr Val Gly Asp 180 185 190 act agt atg gtg gta att ctt cca gacaat att gat gga cta gaa tcc 921 Thr Ser Met Val Val Ile Leu Pro Asp AsnIle Asp Gly Leu Glu Ser 195 200 205 ata gaa caa aat cta aca gat aca aatttt aag aaa tgg tgt gac tct 969 Ile Glu Gln Asn Leu Thr Asp Thr Asn PheLys Lys Trp Cys Asp Ser 210 215 220 225 atg gat gct atg ttt atc gat gtgcac att ccc aag ttt aag gta aca 1017 Met Asp Ala Met Phe Ile Asp Val HisIle Pro Lys Phe Lys Val Thr 230 235 240 ggc tcg tat aat ctg gtg gat gcgcta gta aag ttg gga ctg aca gag 1065 Gly Ser Tyr Asn Leu Val Asp Ala LeuVal Lys Leu Gly Leu Thr Glu 245 250 255 gtg ttc ggt tca act gga gat tatagc aat atg tgt aat tca gat gtg 1113 Val Phe Gly Ser Thr Gly Asp Tyr SerAsn Met Cys Asn Ser Asp Val 260 265 270 agt gtc gac gct atg atc cac aaaacg tat ata gat gtc aat gaa gag 1161 Ser Val Asp Ala Met Ile His Lys ThrTyr Ile Asp Val Asn Glu Glu 275 280 285 tat aca gaa gca gct gca gca acttgt gcg ctg gtg gca gac tgt gca 1209 Tyr Thr Glu Ala Ala Ala Ala Thr CysAla Leu Val Ala Asp Cys Ala 290 295 300 305 tca aca gtt aca aat gag ttctgt gca gat cat ccg ttc atc tat gtg 1257 Ser Thr Val Thr Asn Glu Phe CysAla Asp His Pro Phe Ile Tyr Val 310 315 320 att agg cat gtc gat ggc aaaatt ctt ttc gtt ggt aga tat tgc tct 1305 Ile Arg His Val Asp Gly Lys IleLeu Phe Val Gly Arg Tyr Cys Ser 325 330 335 cca aca act aat taaatcacattct taatattaga atattagaat attatatagt 1360 Pro Thr Thr Asn 340taagattttt actaattggt taaccatttt tttaaaaaaa tagaaaaaaa acatgttata 1420ttagcgaggg tcgttattct tccaattgca attggtaaga tgacggcc 1468 38 341 PRTCowpox virus 38 Met Asp Ile Phe Arg Glu Ile Ala Ser Ser Met Lys Gly GluAsn Val 1 5 10 15 Phe Ile Ser Pro Pro Ser Ile Ser Ser Val Leu Thr IleLeu Tyr Tyr 20 25 30 Gly Ala Asn Gly Ser Thr Ala Glu Gln Leu Ser Lys TyrVal Glu Lys 35 40 45 Glu Ala Asp Lys Asn Lys Asp Asp Ile Ser Phe Lys SerMet Asn Lys 50 55 60 Val Tyr Gly Arg Tyr Ser Ala Val Phe Lys Asp Ser PheLeu Arg Lys 65 70 75 80 Ile Gly Asp Asn Phe Gln Thr Val Asp Phe Thr AspCys Arg Thr Val 85 90 95 Asp Ala Ile Asn Lys Cys Val Asp Ile Phe Thr GluGly Lys Ile Asn 100 105 110 Pro Leu Leu Asp Glu Pro Leu Ser Pro Asp ThrCys Leu Leu Ala Ile 115 120 125 Ser Ala Val Tyr Phe Lys Ala Lys Trp LeuMet Pro Phe Glu Lys Glu 130 135 140 Phe Thr Ser Asp Tyr Pro Phe Tyr ValSer Pro Thr Glu Met Val Asp 145 150 155 160 Val Ser Met Met Ser Met TyrGly Glu Ala Phe Asn His Ala Ser Val 165 170 175 Lys Glu Ser Phe Gly AsnPhe Ser Ile Ile Glu Leu Pro Tyr Val Gly 180 185 190 Asp Thr Ser Met ValVal Ile Leu Pro Asp Asn Ile Asp Gly Leu Glu 195 200 205 Ser Ile Glu GlnAsn Leu Thr Asp Thr Asn Phe Lys Lys Trp Cys Asp 210 215 220 Ser Met AspAla Met Phe Ile Asp Val His Ile Pro Lys Phe Lys Val 225 230 235 240 ThrGly Ser Tyr Asn Leu Val Asp Ala Leu Val Lys Leu Gly Leu Thr 245 250 255Glu Val Phe Gly Ser Thr Gly Asp Tyr Ser Asn Met Cys Asn Ser Asp 260 265270 Val Ser Val Asp Ala Met Ile His Lys Thr Tyr Ile Asp Val Asn Glu 275280 285 Glu Tyr Thr Glu Ala Ala Ala Ala Thr Cys Ala Leu Val Ala Asp Cys290 295 300 Ala Ser Thr Val Thr Asn Glu Phe Cys Ala Asp His Pro Phe IleTyr 305 310 315 320 Val Ile Arg His Val Asp Gly Lys Ile Leu Phe Val GlyArg Tyr Cys 325 330 335 Ser Pro Thr Thr Asn 340 39 5212 DNA Homo sapiensCDS (2752)..(4566) 39 ggccaggcga caggtgtcgc ttgaaaagac tgggcttgtccttgctggtg catgcgtcgt 60 cggcctctgg gcagcaggtt tacaaaggag gaaaacgacttcttctagat ttttttttca 120 gtttcttcta taaatcaaaa catctcaaaa tggagacctaaaatccttaa agggacttag 180 tctaatctcg ggaggtagtt ttgtgcatgg gtaaacaaattaagtattaa ctggtgtttt 240 actatccaaa gaatgctaat tttataaaca tgatcgagttatataaggta taccataatg 300 agtttgattt tgaatttgat ttgtggaaat aaaggaaaagtgattctagc tggggcatat 360 tgttaaagca tttttttcag agttggccag gcagtctcctactggcacat tctcccatta 420 tgtagaatag aaatagtacc tgtgtttggg aaagattttaaaatgagtga cagttatttg 480 gaacaaagag ctaataatca atccactgca aattaaagaaacatgcagat gaaagttttg 540 acacattaaa atacttctac agtgacaaag aaaaatcaagaacaaagctt tttgatatgt 600 gcaacaaatt tagaggaagt aaaaagataa atgtgatgattggtcaagaa attatccagt 660 tatttacaag gccactgata ttttaaacgt ccaaaagtttgtttaaatgg gctgttaccg 720 ctgagaatga tgaggatgag aatgatggtt gaaggttacattttaggaaa tgaagaaact 780 tagaaaatta atataaagac agtgatgaat acaaagaagatttttataac aatgtgtaaa 840 atttttggcc agggaaagga atattgaagt tagatacaattacttacctt tgagggaaat 900 aattgttggt aatgagatgt gatgtttctc ctgccacctggaaacaaagc attgaagtct 960 gcagttgaaa agcccaacgt ctgtgagatc caggaaaccatgcttgcaaa ccactggtaa 1020 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaagccac agtgacttgcttattggtca ttgctagtat 1080 tatcgactca gaacctcttt actaatggct agtaaatcataattgagaaa ttctgaattt 1140 tgacaaggtc tctgctgttg aaatggtaaa tttattattttttttgtcat gataaattct 1200 ggttcaaggt atgctatcca tgaaataatt tctgaccaaaactaaattga tgcaatttga 1260 ttatccatct tagcctacag atggcatctg gtaacttttgactgttttaa aaataaatcc 1320 actatcagag tagatttgat gttggcttca gaaacattttgaaaaacaaa agttcaaaaa 1380 tgttttcagg aggtgataag ttgaataact ctacaatgttagttctttga gggggacaaa 1440 aaatttaaaa tctttgaaag gtcttatttt acagcccatatctaaattat cttaagaaaa 1500 tttttaacaa agggaatgaa atatatatca tgattctctttttccaaaag taacctgaat 1560 atagctatga agttcagttt tgttattggt agtttgggcagagtctcttt ttgcagcacc 1620 tgttgtctac cataattaca gaggacattt ccatgttctagccaagtata ctattagaat 1680 aaaaaaactt aacattgagt tgcttcaaca gcatgaaactgagtccaaaa gaccaaatga 1740 acaaacacat taatctctga ttatttattt taaatagaatatttaattgt gtaagatcta 1800 atagtatcat tatacttaag caatcatatt cctgatgatctatgggaaat aactattatt 1860 taattaatat tgaaaccagg ttttaagatg tgttagccagtcctgttact agtaaatctc 1920 tttatttgga gagaaatttt agattgtttt gttctccttattagaaggat tgtagaaaga 1980 aaaaaatgac taattggaga aaaattgggg atatatcatatttcactgaa ttcaaaatgt 2040 cttcagttgt aaatcttacc attattttac gtacctctaagaaataaaag tgcttctaat 2100 taaaatatga tgtcattaat tatgaaatac ttcttgataacagaagtttt aaaatagcca 2160 tcttagaatc agtgaaatat ggtaatgtat tattttcctcctttgagtta ggtcttgtgc 2220 ttttttttcc tggccactaa atttcacaat ttccaaaaagcaaaataaac atattctgaa 2280 tatttttgct gtgaaacact tgacagcaga gctttccaccatgaaaagaa gcttcatgag 2340 tcacacatta catctttggg ttgattgaat gccactgaaacattctagta gcctggagaa 2400 gttgacctac ctgtggagat gcctgccatt aaatggcatcctgatggctt aatacacatc 2460 actcttctgt gaagggtttt aattttcaac acagcttactctgtagcatc atgtttacat 2520 tgtatgtata aagattatac aaaggtgcaa ttgtgtatttcttccttaaa atgtatcagt 2580 ataggattta gaatctccat gttgaaactc taaatgcatagaaataaaaa taataaaaaa 2640 tttttcattt tggcttttca gcctagtatt aaaactgataaaagcaaagc catgcacaaa 2700 actacctccc tagagaaagg ctagtccctt ttcttccccattcatttcat t atg aac 2757 Met Asn 1 ata gta gaa aac agc ata ttc tta tcaaat ttg atg aaa agc gcc tac 2805 Ile Val Glu Asn Ser Ile Phe Leu Ser AsnLeu Met Lys Ser Ala Tyr 5 10 15 acg ttt gaa ctg aaa tac gac ttg tca tgtgaa ctg tac cga atg tct 2853 Thr Phe Glu Leu Lys Tyr Asp Leu Ser Cys GluLeu Tyr Arg Met Ser 20 25 30 acg tat tcc act ttt cct gct ggg gtt cct gtctca gaa agg agt ctt 2901 Thr Tyr Ser Thr Phe Pro Ala Gly Val Pro Val SerGlu Arg Ser Leu 35 40 45 50 gct cgt gct ggt ttc tat tac act ggt gtg aatgac aag gtc aaa tgc 2949 Ala Arg Ala Gly Phe Tyr Tyr Thr Gly Val Asn AspLys Val Lys Cys 55 60 65 ttc tgt tgt ggc ctg atg ctg gat aac tgg aaa agagga gac agt cct 2997 Phe Cys Cys Gly Leu Met Leu Asp Asn Trp Lys Arg GlyAsp Ser Pro 70 75 80 act gaa aag cat aaa aag ttg tat cct agc tgc aga ttcgtt cag agt 3045 Thr Glu Lys His Lys Lys Leu Tyr Pro Ser Cys Arg Phe ValGln Ser 85 90 95 cta aat tcc gtt aac aac ttg gaa gct acc tct cag cct actttt cct 3093 Leu Asn Ser Val Asn Asn Leu Glu Ala Thr Ser Gln Pro Thr PhePro 100 105 110 tct tca gta aca aat tcc aca cac tca tta ctt ccg ggt acagaa aac 3141 Ser Ser Val Thr Asn Ser Thr His Ser Leu Leu Pro Gly Thr GluAsn 115 120 125 130 agt gga tat ttc cgt ggc tct tat tca aac tct cca tcaaat cct gta 3189 Ser Gly Tyr Phe Arg Gly Ser Tyr Ser Asn Ser Pro Ser AsnPro Val 135 140 145 aac tcc aga gca aat caa gat ttt tct gcc ttg atg agaagt tcc tac 3237 Asn Ser Arg Ala Asn Gln Asp Phe Ser Ala Leu Met Arg SerSer Tyr 150 155 160 cac tgt gca atg aat aac gaa aat gcc aga tta ctt actttt cag aca 3285 His Cys Ala Met Asn Asn Glu Asn Ala Arg Leu Leu Thr PheGln Thr 165 170 175 tgg cca ttg act ttt ctg tcg cca aca gat ctg gca aaagca ggc ttt 3333 Trp Pro Leu Thr Phe Leu Ser Pro Thr Asp Leu Ala Lys AlaGly Phe 180 185 190 tac tac ata gga cct gga gac aga gtg gct tgc ttt gcctgt ggt gga 3381 Tyr Tyr Ile Gly Pro Gly Asp Arg Val Ala Cys Phe Ala CysGly Gly 195 200 205 210 aaa ttg agc aat tgg gaa ccg aag gat aat gct atgtca gaa cac ctg 3429 Lys Leu Ser Asn Trp Glu Pro Lys Asp Asn Ala Met SerGlu His Leu 215 220 225 aga cat ttt ccc aaa tgc cca ttt ata gaa aat cagctt caa gac act 3477 Arg His Phe Pro Lys Cys Pro Phe Ile Glu Asn Gln LeuGln Asp Thr 230 235 240 tca aga tac aca gtt tct aat ctg agc atg cag acacat gca gcc cgc 3525 Ser Arg Tyr Thr Val Ser Asn Leu Ser Met Gln Thr HisAla Ala Arg 245 250 255 ttt aaa aca ttc ttt aac tgg ccc tct agt gtt ctagtt aat cct gag 3573 Phe Lys Thr Phe Phe Asn Trp Pro Ser Ser Val Leu ValAsn Pro Glu 260 265 270 cag ctt gca agt gcg ggt ttt tat tat gtg ggt aacagt gat gat gtc 3621 Gln Leu Ala Ser Ala Gly Phe Tyr Tyr Val Gly Asn SerAsp Asp Val 275 280 285 290 aaa tgc ttt tgc tgt gat ggt gga ctc agg tgttgg gaa tct gga gat 3669 Lys Cys Phe Cys Cys Asp Gly Gly Leu Arg Cys TrpGlu Ser Gly Asp 295 300 305 gat cca tgg gtt caa cat gcc aag tgg ttt ccaagg tgt gag tac ttg 3717 Asp Pro Trp Val Gln His Ala Lys Trp Phe Pro ArgCys Glu Tyr Leu 310 315 320 ata aga att aaa gga cag gag ttc atc cgt caagtt caa gcc agt tac 3765 Ile Arg Ile Lys Gly Gln Glu Phe Ile Arg Gln ValGln Ala Ser Tyr 325 330 335 cct cat cta ctt gaa cag ctg cta tcc aca tcagac agc cca gga gat 3813 Pro His Leu Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Ser Thr Ser AspSer Pro Gly Asp 340 345 350 gaa aat gca gag tca tca att atc cat ttt gaacct gga gaa gac cat 3861 Glu Asn Ala Glu Ser Ser Ile Ile His Phe Glu ProGly Glu Asp His 355 360 365 370 tca gaa gat gca atc atg atg aat acc cctgtg att aat gct gcc gtg 3909 Ser Glu Asp Ala Ile Met Met Asn Thr Pro ValIle Asn Ala Ala Val 375 380 385 gaa atg ggc ttt agt aga agc ctg gta aaacag aca gtt cag aga aaa 3957 Glu Met Gly Phe Ser Arg Ser Leu Val Lys GlnThr Val Gln Arg Lys 390 395 400 atc cta gca act gga gag aat tat aga ctagtc aat gat ctt gtg tta 4005 Ile Leu Ala Thr Gly Glu Asn Tyr Arg Leu ValAsn Asp Leu Val Leu 405 410 415 gac tta ctc aat gca gaa gat gaa ata agggaa gag gag aga gaa aga 4053 Asp Leu Leu Asn Ala Glu Asp Glu Ile Arg GluGlu Glu Arg Glu Arg 420 425 430 gca act gag gaa aaa gaa tca aat gat ttatta tta atc cgg aag aat 4101 Ala Thr Glu Glu Lys Glu Ser Asn Asp Leu LeuLeu Ile Arg Lys Asn 435 440 445 450 aga atg gca ctt ttt caa cat ttg acttgt gta att cca atc ctg gat 4149 Arg Met Ala Leu Phe Gln His Leu Thr CysVal Ile Pro Ile Leu Asp 455 460 465 agt cta cta act gcc gga att att aatgaa caa gaa cat gat gtt att 4197 Ser Leu Leu Thr Ala Gly Ile Ile Asn GluGln Glu His Asp Val Ile 470 475 480 aaa cag aag aca cag acg tct tta caagca aga gaa ctg att gat acg 4245 Lys Gln Lys Thr Gln Thr Ser Leu Gln AlaArg Glu Leu Ile Asp Thr 485 490 495 att tta gta aaa gga aat att gca gccact gta ttc aga aac tct ctg 4293 Ile Leu Val Lys Gly Asn Ile Ala Ala ThrVal Phe Arg Asn Ser Leu 500 505 510 caa gaa gct gaa gct gtg tta tat gagcat tta ttt gtg caa cag gac 4341 Gln Glu Ala Glu Ala Val Leu Tyr Glu HisLeu Phe Val Gln Gln Asp 515 520 525 530 ata aaa tat att ccc aca gaa gatgtt tca gat cta cca gtg gaa gaa 4389 Ile Lys Tyr Ile Pro Thr Glu Asp ValSer Asp Leu Pro Val Glu Glu 535 540 545 caa ttg cgg aga cta caa gaa gaaaga aca tgt aaa gtg tgt atg gac 4437 Gln Leu Arg Arg Leu Gln Glu Glu ArgThr Cys Lys Val Cys Met Asp 550 555 560 aaa gaa gtg tcc ata gtg ttt attcct tgt ggt cat cta gta gta tgc 4485 Lys Glu Val Ser Ile Val Phe Ile ProCys Gly His Leu Val Val Cys 565 570 575 aaa gat tgt gct cct tct tta agaaag tgt cct att tgt agg agt aca 4533 Lys Asp Cys Ala Pro Ser Leu Arg LysCys Pro Ile Cys Arg Ser Thr 580 585 590 atc aag ggt aca gtt cgt aca tttctt tca tga agaagaacca aaacatcatc 4586 Ile Lys Gly Thr Val Arg Thr PheLeu Ser 595 600 605 taaactttag aattaattta ttaaatgtat tataactttaacttttatcc taatttggtt 4646 tccttaaaat ttttatttat ttacaactca aaaaacattgttttgtgtaa catatttata 4706 tatgtatcta aaccatatga acatatattt tttagaaactaagagaatga taggcttttg 4766 ttcttatgaa cgaaaaagag gtagcactac aaacacaatattcaatcaaa atttcagcat 4826 tattgaaatt gtaagtgaag taaaacttaa gatatttgagttaaccttta agaattttaa 4886 atattttggc attgtactaa taccgggaac atgaagccaggtgtggtggt atgtgcctgt 4946 agtcccaggc tgaggcaaga gaattacttg agcccaggagtttgaatcca tcctgggcag 5006 catactgaga ccctgccttt aaaaacaaac agaacaaaaacaaaacacca gggacacatt 5066 tctctgtctt ttttgatcag tgtcctatac atcgaaggtgtgcatatatg ttgaatgaca 5126 ttttagggac atggtgtttt tataaagaat tctgtgagaaaaaatttaat aaagcaacaa 5186 aaattactct taaaaaaaaa aaaaaa 5212 40 604 PRTHomo sapiens 40 Met Asn Ile Val Glu Asn Ser Ile Phe Leu Ser Asn Leu MetLys Ser 1 5 10 15 Ala Tyr Thr Phe Glu Leu Lys Tyr Asp Leu Ser Cys GluLeu Tyr Arg 20 25 30 Met Ser Thr Tyr Ser Thr Phe Pro Ala Gly Val Pro ValSer Glu Arg 35 40 45 Ser Leu Ala Arg Ala Gly Phe Tyr Tyr Thr Gly Val AsnAsp Lys Val 50 55 60 Lys Cys Phe Cys Cys Gly Leu Met Leu Asp Asn Trp LysArg Gly Asp 65 70 75 80 Ser Pro Thr Glu Lys His Lys Lys Leu Tyr Pro SerCys Arg Phe Val 85 90 95 Gln Ser Leu Asn Ser Val Asn Asn Leu Glu Ala ThrSer Gln Pro Thr 100 105 110 Phe Pro Ser Ser Val Thr Asn Ser Thr His SerLeu Leu Pro Gly Thr 115 120 125 Glu Asn Ser Gly Tyr Phe Arg Gly Ser TyrSer Asn Ser Pro Ser Asn 130 135 140 Pro Val Asn Ser Arg Ala Asn Gln AspPhe Ser Ala Leu Met Arg Ser 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr His Cys Ala Met AsnAsn Glu Asn Ala Arg Leu Leu Thr Phe 165 170 175 Gln Thr Trp Pro Leu ThrPhe Leu Ser Pro Thr Asp Leu Ala Lys Ala 180 185 190 Gly Phe Tyr Tyr IleGly Pro Gly Asp Arg Val Ala Cys Phe Ala Cys 195 200 205 Gly Gly Lys LeuSer Asn Trp Glu Pro Lys Asp Asn Ala Met Ser Glu 210 215 220 His Leu ArgHis Phe Pro Lys Cys Pro Phe Ile Glu Asn Gln Leu Gln 225 230 235 240 AspThr Ser Arg Tyr Thr Val Ser Asn Leu Ser Met Gln Thr His Ala 245 250 255Ala Arg Phe Lys Thr Phe Phe Asn Trp Pro Ser Ser Val Leu Val Asn 260 265270 Pro Glu Gln Leu Ala Ser Ala Gly Phe Tyr Tyr Val Gly Asn Ser Asp 275280 285 Asp Val Lys Cys Phe Cys Cys Asp Gly Gly Leu Arg Cys Trp Glu Ser290 295 300 Gly Asp Asp Pro Trp Val Gln His Ala Lys Trp Phe Pro Arg CysGlu 305 310 315 320 Tyr Leu Ile Arg Ile Lys Gly Gln Glu Phe Ile Arg GlnVal Gln Ala 325 330 335 Ser Tyr Pro His Leu Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Ser ThrSer Asp Ser Pro 340 345 350 Gly Asp Glu Asn Ala Glu Ser Ser Ile Ile HisPhe Glu Pro Gly Glu 355 360 365 Asp His Ser Glu Asp Ala Ile Met Met AsnThr Pro Val Ile Asn Ala 370 375 380 Ala Val Glu Met Gly Phe Ser Arg SerLeu Val Lys Gln Thr Val Gln 385 390 395 400 Arg Lys Ile Leu Ala Thr GlyGlu Asn Tyr Arg Leu Val Asn Asp Leu 405 410 415 Val Leu Asp Leu Leu AsnAla Glu Asp Glu Ile Arg Glu Glu Glu Arg 420 425 430 Glu Arg Ala Thr GluGlu Lys Glu Ser Asn Asp Leu Leu Leu Ile Arg 435 440 445 Lys Asn Arg MetAla Leu Phe Gln His Leu Thr Cys Val Ile Pro Ile 450 455 460 Leu Asp SerLeu Leu Thr Ala Gly Ile Ile Asn Glu Gln Glu His Asp 465 470 475 480 ValIle Lys Gln Lys Thr Gln Thr Ser Leu Gln Ala Arg Glu Leu Ile 485 490 495Asp Thr Ile Leu Val Lys Gly Asn Ile Ala Ala Thr Val Phe Arg Asn 500 505510 Ser Leu Gln Glu Ala Glu Ala Val Leu Tyr Glu His Leu Phe Val Gln 515520 525 Gln Asp Ile Lys Tyr Ile Pro Thr Glu Asp Val Ser Asp Leu Pro Val530 535 540 Glu Glu Gln Leu Arg Arg Leu Gln Glu Glu Arg Thr Cys Lys ValCys 545 550 555 560 Met Asp Lys Glu Val Ser Ile Val Phe Ile Pro Cys GlyHis Leu Val 565 570 575 Val Cys Lys Asp Cys Ala Pro Ser Leu Arg Lys CysPro Ile Cys Arg 580 585 590 Ser Thr Ile Lys Gly Thr Val Arg Thr Phe LeuSer 595 600 41 1034 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (195)..(1034) 41 gacgcttctggggagtgagg gaagcggttt acgagtgact tggctggagc ctcaggggcg 60 ggcactggcacggaacacac cctgaggcca gccctggctg cccaggcgga gctgcctctt 120 ctcccgcgggttggtggacc cgctcagtac ggagttgggg aagctctttc acttcggagg 180 attgctcaacaacc atg ctg ggc atc tgg acc ctc cta cct ctg gtt ctt 230 Met Leu Gly IleTrp Thr Leu Leu Pro Leu Val Leu 1 5 10 acg tct gtt gct aga tta tcg tccaaa agt gtt aat gcc caa gtg act 278 Thr Ser Val Ala Arg Leu Ser Ser LysSer Val Asn Ala Gln Val Thr 15 20 25 gac atc aac tcc aag gga ttg gaa ttgagg aag act gtt act aca gtt 326 Asp Ile Asn Ser Lys Gly Leu Glu Leu ArgLys Thr Val Thr Thr Val 30 35 40 gag act cag aac ttg gaa ggc ctg cat catgat ggc caa ttc tgc cat 374 Glu Thr Gln Asn Leu Glu Gly Leu His His AspGly Gln Phe Cys His 45 50 55 60 aag ccc tgt cct cca ggt gaa agg aaa gctagg gac tgc aca gtc aat 422 Lys Pro Cys Pro Pro Gly Glu Arg Lys Ala ArgAsp Cys Thr Val Asn 65 70 75 ggg gat gaa cca gac tgc gtg ccc tgc caa gaaggg aag gag tac aca 470 Gly Asp Glu Pro Asp Cys Val Pro Cys Gln Glu GlyLys Glu Tyr Thr 80 85 90 gac aaa gcc cat ttt tct tcc aaa tgc aga aga tgtaga ttg tgt gat 518 Asp Lys Ala His Phe Ser Ser Lys Cys Arg Arg Cys ArgLeu Cys Asp 95 100 105 gaa gga cat ggc tta gaa gtg gaa ata aac tgc acccgg acc cag aat 566 Glu Gly His Gly Leu Glu Val Glu Ile Asn Cys Thr ArgThr Gln Asn 110 115 120 acc aag tgc aga tgt aaa cca aac ttt ttt tgt aactct act gta tgt 614 Thr Lys Cys Arg Cys Lys Pro Asn Phe Phe Cys Asn SerThr Val Cys 125 130 135 140 gaa cac tgt gac cct tgc acc aaa tgt gaa catgga atc atc aag gaa 662 Glu His Cys Asp Pro Cys Thr Lys Cys Glu His GlyIle Ile Lys Glu 145 150 155 tgc aca ctc acc agc aac acc aag tgc aaa gaggaa gga tcc aga tct 710 Cys Thr Leu Thr Ser Asn Thr Lys Cys Lys Glu GluGly Ser Arg Ser 160 165 170 aac ttg ggg tgg ctt tgt ctt ctt ctt ttg ccaatt cca cta att gtt 758 Asn Leu Gly Trp Leu Cys Leu Leu Leu Leu Pro IlePro Leu Ile Val 175 180 185 tgg gtg aag aga aag gaa gta cag aaa aca tgcaga aag cac aga aag 806 Trp Val Lys Arg Lys Glu Val Gln Lys Thr Cys ArgLys His Arg Lys 190 195 200 gaa aac caa ggt tct cat gaa tct cca acc ttaaat cct gaa aca gtg 854 Glu Asn Gln Gly Ser His Glu Ser Pro Thr Leu AsnPro Glu Thr Val 205 210 215 220 gca ata aat tta tct gat gtt gac ttg agtaaa tat atc acc act att 902 Ala Ile Asn Leu Ser Asp Val Asp Leu Ser LysTyr Ile Thr Thr Ile 225 230 235 gct gga gtc atg aca cta agt caa gtt aaaggc ttt gtt cga aag aat 950 Ala Gly Val Met Thr Leu Ser Gln Val Lys GlyPhe Val Arg Lys Asn 240 245 250 ggt gtc aat gaa gcc aaa ata gat gag atcaag aat gac aat gtc caa 998 Gly Val Asn Glu Ala Lys Ile Asp Glu Ile LysAsn Asp Asn Val Gln 255 260 265 gac aca gca gaa cag aaa gtt caa ctg cttcgt aat 1034 Asp Thr Ala Glu Gln Lys Val Gln Leu Leu Arg Asn 270 275 28042 280 PRT Homo sapiens 42 Met Leu Gly Ile Trp Thr Leu Leu Pro Leu ValLeu Thr Ser Val Ala 1 5 10 15 Arg Leu Ser Ser Lys Ser Val Asn Ala GlnVal Thr Asp Ile Asn Ser 20 25 30 Lys Gly Leu Glu Leu Arg Lys Thr Val ThrThr Val Glu Thr Gln Asn 35 40 45 Leu Glu Gly Leu His His Asp Gly Gln PheCys His Lys Pro Cys Pro 50 55 60 Pro Gly Glu Arg Lys Ala Arg Asp Cys ThrVal Asn Gly Asp Glu Pro 65 70 75 80 Asp Cys Val Pro Cys Gln Glu Gly LysGlu Tyr Thr Asp Lys Ala His 85 90 95 Phe Ser Ser Lys Cys Arg Arg Cys ArgLeu Cys Asp Glu Gly His Gly 100 105 110 Leu Glu Val Glu Ile Asn Cys ThrArg Thr Gln Asn Thr Lys Cys Arg 115 120 125 Cys Lys Pro Asn Phe Phe CysAsn Ser Thr Val Cys Glu His Cys Asp 130 135 140 Pro Cys Thr Lys Cys GluHis Gly Ile Ile Lys Glu Cys Thr Leu Thr 145 150 155 160 Ser Asn Thr LysCys Lys Glu Glu Gly Ser Arg Ser Asn Leu Gly Trp 165 170 175 Leu Cys LeuLeu Leu Leu Pro Ile Pro Leu Ile Val Trp Val Lys Arg 180 185 190 Lys GluVal Gln Lys Thr Cys Arg Lys His Arg Lys Glu Asn Gln Gly 195 200 205 SerHis Glu Ser Pro Thr Leu Asn Pro Glu Thr Val Ala Ile Asn Leu 210 215 220Ser Asp Val Asp Leu Ser Lys Tyr Ile Thr Thr Ile Ala Gly Val Met 225 230235 240 Thr Leu Ser Gln Val Lys Gly Phe Val Arg Lys Asn Gly Val Asn Glu245 250 255 Ala Lys Ile Asp Glu Ile Lys Asn Asp Asn Val Gln Asp Thr AlaGlu 260 265 270 Gln Lys Val Gln Leu Leu Arg Asn 275 280 43 2056 DNA Homosapiens CDS (413)..(1750) 43 cgagtctcaa ctaaaaggga ctcccggagc taggggtggggactcggcct cacacagtga 60 gtgccggcta ttggactttt gtccagtgac agctgagacaacaaggacca cgggaggagg 120 tgtaggagag aagcgccgcg aacagcgatc gcccagcaccaagtccgctt ccaggctttc 180 ggtttctttg cctccatctt gggtgcgcct tcccggcgtctaggggagcg aaggctgagg 240 tggcagcggc aggagagtcc ggccgcgaca ggacgaactcccccactgga aaggattctg 300 aaagaaatga agtcagccct cagaaatgaa gttgactgcctgctggcttt ctgttgactg 360 gcccggagct gtactgcaag acccttgtga gcttccctagtctaagagta gg atg tct 418 Met Ser 1 gct gaa gtc atc cat cag gtt gaa gaagca ctt gat aca gat gag aag 466 Ala Glu Val Ile His Gln Val Glu Glu AlaLeu Asp Thr Asp Glu Lys 5 10 15 gag atg ctg ctc ttt ttg tgc cgg gat gttgct ata gat gtg gtt cca 514 Glu Met Leu Leu Phe Leu Cys Arg Asp Val AlaIle Asp Val Val Pro 20 25 30 cct aat gtc agg gac ctt ctg gat att tta cgggaa aga ggt aag ctg 562 Pro Asn Val Arg Asp Leu Leu Asp Ile Leu Arg GluArg Gly Lys Leu 35 40 45 50 tct gtc ggg gac ttg gct gaa ctg ctc tac agagtg agg cga ttt gac 610 Ser Val Gly Asp Leu Ala Glu Leu Leu Tyr Arg ValArg Arg Phe Asp 55 60 65 ctg ctc aaa cgt atc ttg aag atg gac aga aaa gctgtg gag acc cac 658 Leu Leu Lys Arg Ile Leu Lys Met Asp Arg Lys Ala ValGlu Thr His 70 75 80 ctg ctc agg aac cct cac ctt gtt tcg gac tat aga gtgctg atg gca 706 Leu Leu Arg Asn Pro His Leu Val Ser Asp Tyr Arg Val LeuMet Ala 85 90 95 gag att ggt gag gat ttg gat aaa tct gat gtg tcc tca ttaatt ttc 754 Glu Ile Gly Glu Asp Leu Asp Lys Ser Asp Val Ser Ser Leu IlePhe 100 105 110 ctc atg aag gat tac atg ggc cga ggc aag ata agc aag gagaag agt 802 Leu Met Lys Asp Tyr Met Gly Arg Gly Lys Ile Ser Lys Glu LysSer 115 120 125 130 ttc ttg gac ctt gtg gtt gag ttg gag aaa cta aat ctggtt gcc cca 850 Phe Leu Asp Leu Val Val Glu Leu Glu Lys Leu Asn Leu ValAla Pro 135 140 145 gat caa ctg gat tta tta gaa aaa tgc cta aag aac atccac aga ata 898 Asp Gln Leu Asp Leu Leu Glu Lys Cys Leu Lys Asn Ile HisArg Ile 150 155 160 gac ctg aag aca aaa atc cag aag tac aag cag tct gttcaa gga gca 946 Asp Leu Lys Thr Lys Ile Gln Lys Tyr Lys Gln Ser Val GlnGly Ala 165 170 175 ggg aca agt tac agg aat gtt ctc caa gca gca atc caaaag agt ctc 994 Gly Thr Ser Tyr Arg Asn Val Leu Gln Ala Ala Ile Gln LysSer Leu 180 185 190 aag gat cct tca aat aac ttc agg agc ata cct gaa gagaga tac aag 1042 Lys Asp Pro Ser Asn Asn Phe Arg Ser Ile Pro Glu Glu ArgTyr Lys 195 200 205 210 atg aag agc aag ccc cta gga atc tgc ctg ata atcgat tgc att ggc 1090 Met Lys Ser Lys Pro Leu Gly Ile Cys Leu Ile Ile AspCys Ile Gly 215 220 225 aat gag aca gag ctt ctt cga gac acc ttc act tccctg ggc tat gaa 1138 Asn Glu Thr Glu Leu Leu Arg Asp Thr Phe Thr Ser LeuGly Tyr Glu 230 235 240 gtc cag aaa ttc ttg cat ctc agt atg cat ggt atatcc cag att ctt 1186 Val Gln Lys Phe Leu His Leu Ser Met His Gly Ile SerGln Ile Leu 245 250 255 ggc caa ttt gcc tgt atg ccc gag cac cga gac tacgac agc ttt gtg 1234 Gly Gln Phe Ala Cys Met Pro Glu His Arg Asp Tyr AspSer Phe Val 260 265 270 tgt gtc ctg gtg agc cga gga ggc tcc cag agt gtgtat ggt gtg gat 1282 Cys Val Leu Val Ser Arg Gly Gly Ser Gln Ser Val TyrGly Val Asp 275 280 285 290 cag act cac tca ggg ctc ccc ctg cat cac atcagg agg atg ttc atg 1330 Gln Thr His Ser Gly Leu Pro Leu His His Ile ArgArg Met Phe Met 295 300 305 gga gat tca tgc cct tat cta gca ggg aag ccaaag atg ttt ttt att 1378 Gly Asp Ser Cys Pro Tyr Leu Ala Gly Lys Pro LysMet Phe Phe Ile 310 315 320 cag aac tat gtg gtg tca gag ggc cag ctg gaggac agc agc ctc ttg 1426 Gln Asn Tyr Val Val Ser Glu Gly Gln Leu Glu AspSer Ser Leu Leu 325 330 335 gag gtg gat ggg cca gcg atg aag aat gtg gaattc aag gct cag aag 1474 Glu Val Asp Gly Pro Ala Met Lys Asn Val Glu PheLys Ala Gln Lys 340 345 350 cga ggg ctg tgc aca gtt cac cga gaa gct gacttc ttc tgg agc ctg 1522 Arg Gly Leu Cys Thr Val His Arg Glu Ala Asp PhePhe Trp Ser Leu 355 360 365 370 tgt act gcg gac atg tcc ctg ctg gag cagtct cac agc tca ccg tcc 1570 Cys Thr Ala Asp Met Ser Leu Leu Glu Gln SerHis Ser Ser Pro Ser 375 380 385 ctg tac ctg cag tgc ctc tcc cag aaa ctgaga caa gaa aga aaa cgc 1618 Leu Tyr Leu Gln Cys Leu Ser Gln Lys Leu ArgGln Glu Arg Lys Arg 390 395 400 cca ctc ctg gat ctt cac att gaa ctc aatggc tac atg tat gat tgg 1666 Pro Leu Leu Asp Leu His Ile Glu Leu Asn GlyTyr Met Tyr Asp Trp 405 410 415 aac agc aga gtt tct gcc aag gag aaa tattat gtt tgg ctg cag cac 1714 Asn Ser Arg Val Ser Ala Lys Glu Lys Tyr TyrVal Trp Leu Gln His 420 425 430 act ctg aga aag aaa ctt atc ctc tcc tacaca taa gaaaccaaaa 1760 Thr Leu Arg Lys Lys Leu Ile Leu Ser Tyr Thr 435440 445 ggctgggcgt agtggctcac acctgtaatc ccagcacttt gggaggccaaggagggcaga 1820 tcacttcagg tcaggagttc gagaccagcc tggccaacat ggtaaacgctgtccctagta 1880 aaaatacaaa aattagctgg gtgtgggtgt gggtacctgt attcccagttacttgggagg 1940 ctgaggtggg aggatctttt gaacccagga gttcagggtc atagcatgctgtgattgtgc 2000 ctacgaatag ccactgcata ccaacctggg caatatagca agatcccatctcttta 2056 44 445 PRT Homo sapiens 44 Met Ser Ala Glu Val Ile His GlnVal Glu Glu Ala Leu Asp Thr Asp 1 5 10 15 Glu Lys Glu Met Leu Leu PheLeu Cys Arg Asp Val Ala Ile Asp Val 20 25 30 Val Pro Pro Asn Val Arg AspLeu Leu Asp Ile Leu Arg Glu Arg Gly 35 40 45 Lys Leu Ser Val Gly Asp LeuAla Glu Leu Leu Tyr Arg Val Arg Arg 50 55 60 Phe Asp Leu Leu Lys Arg IleLeu Lys Met Asp Arg Lys Ala Val Glu 65 70 75 80 Thr His Leu Leu Arg AsnPro His Leu Val Ser Asp Tyr Arg Val Leu 85 90 95 Met Ala Glu Ile Gly GluAsp Leu Asp Lys Ser Asp Val Ser Ser Leu 100 105 110 Ile Phe Leu Met LysAsp Tyr Met Gly Arg Gly Lys Ile Ser Lys Glu 115 120 125 Lys Ser Phe LeuAsp Leu Val Val Glu Leu Glu Lys Leu Asn Leu Val 130 135 140 Ala Pro AspGln Leu Asp Leu Leu Glu Lys Cys Leu Lys Asn Ile His 145 150 155 160 ArgIle Asp Leu Lys Thr Lys Ile Gln Lys Tyr Lys Gln Ser Val Gln 165 170 175Gly Ala Gly Thr Ser Tyr Arg Asn Val Leu Gln Ala Ala Ile Gln Lys 180 185190 Ser Leu Lys Asp Pro Ser Asn Asn Phe Arg Ser Ile Pro Glu Glu Arg 195200 205 Tyr Lys Met Lys Ser Lys Pro Leu Gly Ile Cys Leu Ile Ile Asp Cys210 215 220 Ile Gly Asn Glu Thr Glu Leu Leu Arg Asp Thr Phe Thr Ser LeuGly 225 230 235 240 Tyr Glu Val Gln Lys Phe Leu His Leu Ser Met His GlyIle Ser Gln 245 250 255 Ile Leu Gly Gln Phe Ala Cys Met Pro Glu His ArgAsp Tyr Asp Ser 260 265 270 Phe Val Cys Val Leu Val Ser Arg Gly Gly SerGln Ser Val Tyr Gly 275 280 285 Val Asp Gln Thr His Ser Gly Leu Pro LeuHis His Ile Arg Arg Met 290 295 300 Phe Met Gly Asp Ser Cys Pro Tyr LeuAla Gly Lys Pro Lys Met Phe 305 310 315 320 Phe Ile Gln Asn Tyr Val ValSer Glu Gly Gln Leu Glu Asp Ser Ser 325 330 335 Leu Leu Glu Val Asp GlyPro Ala Met Lys Asn Val Glu Phe Lys Ala 340 345 350 Gln Lys Arg Gly LeuCys Thr Val His Arg Glu Ala Asp Phe Phe Trp 355 360 365 Ser Leu Cys ThrAla Asp Met Ser Leu Leu Glu Gln Ser His Ser Ser 370 375 380 Pro Ser LeuTyr Leu Gln Cys Leu Ser Gln Lys Leu Arg Gln Glu Arg 385 390 395 400 LysArg Pro Leu Leu Asp Leu His Ile Glu Leu Asn Gly Tyr Met Tyr 405 410 415Asp Trp Asn Ser Arg Val Ser Ala Lys Glu Lys Tyr Tyr Val Trp Leu 420 425430 Gln His Thr Leu Arg Lys Lys Leu Ile Leu Ser Tyr Thr 435 440 445 455086 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (1459)..(2178) 45 gcgcccgccc ctccgcgccgcctgcccgcc cgcccgccgc gctcccgccc gccgctctcc 60 gtggccccgc cgcgctgccgccgccgccgc tgccagcgaa ggtgccgggg ctccgggccc 120 tccctgccgg cggccgtcagcgctcggagc gaactgcgcg acgggaggtc cgggaggcga 180 ccgtagtcgc gccgccgcgcaggaccagga ggaggagaaa gggtgcgcag cccggaggcg 240 gggtgcgccg gtggggtgcagcggaagagg gggtccaggg gggagaactt cgtagcagtc 300 atccttttta ggaaaagagggaaaaaataa aaccctcccc caccacctcc ttctccccac 360 ccctcgccgc accacacacagcgcgggctt ctagcgctcg gcaccggcgg gccaggcgcg 420 tcctgccttc atttatccagcagcttttcg gaaaatgcat ttgctgttcg gagtttaatc 480 agaagacgat tcctgcctccgtccccggct ccttcatcgt cccatctccc ctgtctctct 540 cctggggagg cgtgaagcggtcccgtggat agagattcat gcctgtgtcc gcgcgtgtgt 600 gcgcgcgtat aaattgccgagaaggggaaa acatcacagg acttctgcga ataccggact 660 gaaaattgta attcatctgccgccgccgct gccaaaaaaa aactcgagct cttgagatct 720 ccggttggga ttcctgcggattgacatttc tgtgaagcag aagtctggga atcgatctgg 780 aaatcctcct aatttttactccctctcccc ccgactcctg attcattggg aagtttcaaa 840 tcagctataa ctggagagtgctgaagattg atgggatcgt tgccttatgc atttgttttg 900 gttttacaaa aaggaaacttgacagaggat catgctgtac ttaaaaaata caagtaagtc 960 tcgcacagga aattggtttaatgtaacttt caatggaaac ctttgagatt ttttacttaa 1020 agtgcattcg agtaaatttaatttccaggc agcttaatac attgttttta gccgtgttac 1080 ttgtagtgtg tatgccctgctttcactcag tgtgtacagg gaaacgcacc tgatttttta 1140 cttattagtt tgttttttctttaacctttc agcatcacag aggaagtaga ctgatattaa 1200 caatacttac taataataacgtgcctcatg aaataaagat ccgaaaggaa ttggaataaa 1260 aatttcctgc gtctcatgccaagagggaaa caccagaatc aagtgttccg cgtgattgaa 1320 gacaccccct cgtccaagaatgcaaagcac atccaataaa atagctggat tataactcct 1380 cttctttctc tgggggccgtggggtgggag ctggggcgag aggtgccgtt ggcccccgtt 1440 gcttttcctc tgggaagg atggcg cac gct ggg aga acg ggg tac gac aac 1491 Met Ala His Ala Gly Arg ThrGly Tyr Asp Asn 1 5 10 cgg gag ata gtg atg aag tac atc cat tat aag ctgtcg cag agg ggc 1539 Arg Glu Ile Val Met Lys Tyr Ile His Tyr Lys Leu SerGln Arg Gly 15 20 25 tac gag tgg gat gcg gga gat gtg ggc gcc gcg ccc ccgggg gcc gcc 1587 Tyr Glu Trp Asp Ala Gly Asp Val Gly Ala Ala Pro Pro GlyAla Ala 30 35 40 ccc gca ccg ggc atc ttc tcc tcc cag ccc ggg cac acg ccccat cca 1635 Pro Ala Pro Gly Ile Phe Ser Ser Gln Pro Gly His Thr Pro HisPro 45 50 55 gcc gca tcc cgc gac ccg gtc gcc agg acc tcg ccg ctg cag accccg 1683 Ala Ala Ser Arg Asp Pro Val Ala Arg Thr Ser Pro Leu Gln Thr Pro60 65 70 75 gct gcc ccc ggc gcc gcc gcg ggg cct gcg ctc agc ccg gtg ccacct 1731 Ala Ala Pro Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Pro Ala Leu Ser Pro Val Pro Pro80 85 90 gtg gtc cac ctg gcc ctc cgc caa gcc ggc gac gac ttc tcc cgc cgc1779 Val Val His Leu Ala Leu Arg Gln Ala Gly Asp Asp Phe Ser Arg Arg 95100 105 tac cgc ggc gac ttc gcc gag atg tcc agc cag ctg cac ctg acg ccc1827 Tyr Arg Gly Asp Phe Ala Glu Met Ser Ser Gln Leu His Leu Thr Pro 110115 120 ttc acc gcg cgg gga cgc ttt gcc acg gtg gtg gag gag ctc ttc agg1875 Phe Thr Ala Arg Gly Arg Phe Ala Thr Val Val Glu Glu Leu Phe Arg 125130 135 gac ggg gtg aac tgg ggg agg att gtg gcc ttc ttt gag ttc ggt ggg1923 Asp Gly Val Asn Trp Gly Arg Ile Val Ala Phe Phe Glu Phe Gly Gly 140145 150 155 gtc atg tgt gtg gag agc gtc aac cgg gag atg tcg ccc ctg gtggac 1971 Val Met Cys Val Glu Ser Val Asn Arg Glu Met Ser Pro Leu Val Asp160 165 170 aac atc gcc ctg tgg atg act gag tac ctg aac cgg cac ctg cacacc 2019 Asn Ile Ala Leu Trp Met Thr Glu Tyr Leu Asn Arg His Leu His Thr175 180 185 tgg atc cag gat aac gga ggc tgg gat gcc ttt gtg gaa ctg tacggc 2067 Trp Ile Gln Asp Asn Gly Gly Trp Asp Ala Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Gly190 195 200 ccc agc atg cgg cct ctg ttt gat ttc tcc tgg ctg tct ctg aagact 2115 Pro Ser Met Arg Pro Leu Phe Asp Phe Ser Trp Leu Ser Leu Lys Thr205 210 215 ctg ctc agt ttg gcc ctg gtg gga gct tgc atc acc ctg ggt gcctat 2163 Leu Leu Ser Leu Ala Leu Val Gly Ala Cys Ile Thr Leu Gly Ala Tyr220 225 230 235 ctg agc cac aag tga agtcaacatg cctgccccaa acaaatatgcaaaaggttca 2218 Leu Ser His Lys 240 ctaaagcagt agaaataata tgcattgtcagtgatgtacc atgaaacaaa gctgcaggct 2278 gtttaagaaa aaataacaca catataaacatcacacacac agacagacac acacacacac 2338 aacaattaac agtcttcagg caaaacgtcgaatcagctat ttactgccaa agggaaatat 2398 catttatttt ttacattatt aagaaaaaagatttatttat ttaagacagt cccatcaaaa 2458 ctccgtcttt ggaaatccga ccactaattgccaaacaccg cttcgtgtgg ctccacctgg 2518 atgttctgtg cctgtaaaca tagattcgctttccatgttg ttggccggat caccatctga 2578 agagcagacg gatggaaaaa ggacctgatcattggggaag ctggctttct ggctgctgga 2638 ggctggggag aaggtgttca ttcacttgcatttctttgcc ctgggggcgt gatattaaca 2698 gagggagggt tcccgtgggg ggaagtccatgcctccctgg cctgaagaag agactctttg 2758 catatgactc acatgatgca tacctggtgggaggaaaaga gttgggaact tcagatggac 2818 ctagtaccca ctgagatttc cacgccgaaggacagcgatg ggaaaaatgc ccttaaatca 2878 taggaaagta tttttttaag ctaccaattgtgccgagaaa agcattttag caatttatac 2938 aatatcatcc agtaccttaa accctgattgtgtatattca tatattttgg atacgcaccc 2998 cccaactccc aatactggct ctgtctgagtaagaaacaga atcctctgga acttgaggaa 3058 gtgaacattt cggtgacttc cgatcaggaaggctagagtt acccagagca tcaggccgcc 3118 acaagtgcct gcttttagga gaccgaagtccgcagaacct acctgtgtcc cagcttggag 3178 gcctggtcct ggaactgagc cgggccctcactggcctcct ccagggatga tcaacagggt 3238 agtgtggtct ccgaatgtct ggaagctgatggatggagct cagaattcca ctgtcaagaa 3298 agagcagtag aggggtgtgg ctgggcctgtcaccctgggg ccctccaggt aggcccgttt 3358 tcacgtggag cataggagcc acgacccttcttaagacatg tatcactgta gagggaagga 3418 acagaggccc tgggccttcc tatcagaaggacatggtgaa ggctgggaac gtgaggagag 3478 gcaatggcca cggcccattt tggctgtagcacatggcacg ttggctgtgt ggccttggcc 3538 acctgtgagt ttaaagcaag gctttaaatgactttggaga gggtcacaaa tcctaaaaga 3598 agcattgaag tgaggtgtca tggattaattgacccctgtc tatggaatta catgtaaaac 3658 attatcttgt cactgtagtt tggttttatttgaaaacctg acaaaaaaaa agttccaggt 3718 gtggaatatg ggggttatct gtacatcctggggcattaaa aaaaaatcaa tggtggggaa 3778 ctataaagaa gtaacaaaag aagtgacatcttcagcaaat aaactaggaa attttttttt 3838 cttccagttt agaatcagcc ttgaaacattgatggaataa ctctgtggca ttattgcatt 3898 atataccatt tatctgtatt aactttggaatgtactctgt tcaatgttta atgctgtggt 3958 tgatatttcg aaagctgctt taaaaaaatacatgcatctc agcgtttttt tgtttttaat 4018 tgtatttagt tatggcctat acactatttgtgagcaaagg tgatcgtttt ctgtttgaga 4078 tttttatctc ttgattcttc aaaagcattctgagaaggtg agataagccc tgagtctcag 4138 ctacctaaga aaaacctgga tgtcactggccactgaggag ctttgtttca accaagtcat 4198 gtgcatttcc acgtcaacag aattgtttattgtgacagtt atatctgttg tccctttgac 4258 cttgtttctt gaaggtttcc tcgtccctgggcaattccgc atttaattca tggtattcag 4318 gattacatgc atgtttggtt aaacccatgagattcattca gttaaaaatc cagatggcga 4378 atgaccagca gattcaaatc tatggtggtttgacctttag agagttgctt tacgtggcct 4438 gtttcaacac agacccaccc agagccctcctgccctcctt ccgcgggggc tttctcatgg 4498 ctgtccttca gggtcttcct gaaatgcagtggtcgttacg ctccaccaag aaagcaggaa 4558 acctgtggta tgaagccaga cctccccggcgggcctcagg gaacagaatg atcagacctt 4618 tgaatgattc taatttttaa gcaaaatattattttatgaa aggtttacat tgtcaaagtg 4678 atgaatatgg aatatccaat cctgtgctgctatcctgcca aaatcatttt aatggagtca 4738 gtttgcagta tgctccacgt ggtaagatcctccaagctgc tttagaagta acaatgaaga 4798 acgtggacgt ttttaatata aagcctgttttgtcttttgt tgttgttcaa acgggattca 4858 cagagtattt gaaaaatgta tatatattaagaggtcacgg gggctaattg ctagctggct 4918 gccttttgct gtggggtttt gttacctggttttaataaca gtaaatgtgc ccagcctctt 4978 ggccccagaa ctgtacagta ttgtggctgcacttgctcta agagtagttg atgttgcatt 5038 ttccttattg ttaaaaacat gttagaagcaatgaatgtat ataaaagc 5086 46 239 PRT Homo sapiens 46 Met Ala His Ala GlyArg Thr Gly Tyr Asp Asn Arg Glu Ile Val Met 1 5 10 15 Lys Tyr Ile HisTyr Lys Leu Ser Gln Arg Gly Tyr Glu Trp Asp Ala 20 25 30 Gly Asp Val GlyAla Ala Pro Pro Gly Ala Ala Pro Ala Pro Gly Ile 35 40 45 Phe Ser Ser GlnPro Gly His Thr Pro His Pro Ala Ala Ser Arg Asp 50 55 60 Pro Val Ala ArgThr Ser Pro Leu Gln Thr Pro Ala Ala Pro Gly Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Ala GlyPro Ala Leu Ser Pro Val Pro Pro Val Val His Leu Ala 85 90 95 Leu Arg GlnAla Gly Asp Asp Phe Ser Arg Arg Tyr Arg Gly Asp Phe 100 105 110 Ala GluMet Ser Ser Gln Leu His Leu Thr Pro Phe Thr Ala Arg Gly 115 120 125 ArgPhe Ala Thr Val Val Glu Glu Leu Phe Arg Asp Gly Val Asn Trp 130 135 140Gly Arg Ile Val Ala Phe Phe Glu Phe Gly Gly Val Met Cys Val Glu 145 150155 160 Ser Val Asn Arg Glu Met Ser Pro Leu Val Asp Asn Ile Ala Leu Trp165 170 175 Met Thr Glu Tyr Leu Asn Arg His Leu His Thr Trp Ile Gln AspAsn 180 185 190 Gly Gly Trp Asp Ala Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Gly Pro Ser MetArg Pro 195 200 205 Leu Phe Asp Phe Ser Trp Leu Ser Leu Lys Thr Leu LeuSer Leu Ala 210 215 220 Leu Val Gly Ala Cys Ile Thr Leu Gly Ala Tyr LeuSer His Lys 225 230 235 47 926 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (135)..(836) 47gaatctcttt ctctcccttc agaatcttat cttggctttg gatcttagaa gagaatcact 60aaccagagac gagactcagt gagtgagcag gtgttttgga caatggactg gttgagccca 120tccctattat aaaa atg tct cag agc aac cgg gag ctg gtg gtt gac ttt 170 MetSer Gln Ser Asn Arg Glu Leu Val Val Asp Phe 1 5 10 ctc tcc tac aag ctttcc cag aaa gga tac agc tgg agt cag ttt agt 218 Leu Ser Tyr Lys Leu SerGln Lys Gly Tyr Ser Trp Ser Gln Phe Ser 15 20 25 gat gtg gaa gag aac aggact gag gcc cca gaa ggg act gaa tcg gag 266 Asp Val Glu Glu Asn Arg ThrGlu Ala Pro Glu Gly Thr Glu Ser Glu 30 35 40 atg gag acc ccc agt gcc atcaat ggc aac cca tcc tgg cac ctg gca 314 Met Glu Thr Pro Ser Ala Ile AsnGly Asn Pro Ser Trp His Leu Ala 45 50 55 60 gac agc ccc gcg gtg aat ggagcc act gcg cac agc agc agt ttg gat 362 Asp Ser Pro Ala Val Asn Gly AlaThr Ala His Ser Ser Ser Leu Asp 65 70 75 gcc cgg gag gtg atc ccc atg gcagca gta aag caa gcg ctg agg gag 410 Ala Arg Glu Val Ile Pro Met Ala AlaVal Lys Gln Ala Leu Arg Glu 80 85 90 gca ggc gac gag ttt gaa ctg cgg taccgg cgg gca ttc agt gac ctg 458 Ala Gly Asp Glu Phe Glu Leu Arg Tyr ArgArg Ala Phe Ser Asp Leu 95 100 105 aca tcc cag ctc cac atc acc cca gggaca gca tat cag agc ttt gaa 506 Thr Ser Gln Leu His Ile Thr Pro Gly ThrAla Tyr Gln Ser Phe Glu 110 115 120 cag gta gtg aat gaa ctc ttc cgg gatggg gta aac tgg ggt cgc att 554 Gln Val Val Asn Glu Leu Phe Arg Asp GlyVal Asn Trp Gly Arg Ile 125 130 135 140 gtg gcc ttt ttc tcc ttc ggc ggggca ctg tgc gtg gaa agc gta gac 602 Val Ala Phe Phe Ser Phe Gly Gly AlaLeu Cys Val Glu Ser Val Asp 145 150 155 aag gag atg cag gta ttg gtg agtcgg atc gca gct tgg atg gcc act 650 Lys Glu Met Gln Val Leu Val Ser ArgIle Ala Ala Trp Met Ala Thr 160 165 170 tac ctg aat gac cac cta gag ccttgg atc cag gag aac ggc ggc tgg 698 Tyr Leu Asn Asp His Leu Glu Pro TrpIle Gln Glu Asn Gly Gly Trp 175 180 185 gat act ttt gtg gaa ctc tat gggaac aat gca gca gcc gag agc cga 746 Asp Thr Phe Val Glu Leu Tyr Gly AsnAsn Ala Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg 190 195 200 aag ggc cag gaa cgc ttc aac cgctgg ttc ctg acg ggc atg act gtg 794 Lys Gly Gln Glu Arg Phe Asn Arg TrpPhe Leu Thr Gly Met Thr Val 205 210 215 220 gcc ggc gtg gtt ctg ctg ggctca ctc ttc agt cgg aaa tga 836 Ala Gly Val Val Leu Leu Gly Ser Leu PheSer Arg Lys 225 230 ccagacactg accatccact ctaccctccc acccccttctctgctccacc acatcctccg 896 tccagccgcc attgccacca ggagaacccg 926 48 233PRT Homo sapiens 48 Met Ser Gln Ser Asn Arg Glu Leu Val Val Asp Phe LeuSer Tyr Lys 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Gln Lys Gly Tyr Ser Trp Ser Gln Phe SerAsp Val Glu Glu 20 25 30 Asn Arg Thr Glu Ala Pro Glu Gly Thr Glu Ser GluMet Glu Thr Pro 35 40 45 Ser Ala Ile Asn Gly Asn Pro Ser Trp His Leu AlaAsp Ser Pro Ala 50 55 60 Val Asn Gly Ala Thr Ala His Ser Ser Ser Leu AspAla Arg Glu Val 65 70 75 80 Ile Pro Met Ala Ala Val Lys Gln Ala Leu ArgGlu Ala Gly Asp Glu 85 90 95 Phe Glu Leu Arg Tyr Arg Arg Ala Phe Ser AspLeu Thr Ser Gln Leu 100 105 110 His Ile Thr Pro Gly Thr Ala Tyr Gln SerPhe Glu Gln Val Val Asn 115 120 125 Glu Leu Phe Arg Asp Gly Val Asn TrpGly Arg Ile Val Ala Phe Phe 130 135 140 Ser Phe Gly Gly Ala Leu Cys ValGlu Ser Val Asp Lys Glu Met Gln 145 150 155 160 Val Leu Val Ser Arg IleAla Ala Trp Met Ala Thr Tyr Leu Asn Asp 165 170 175 His Leu Glu Pro TrpIle Gln Glu Asn Gly Gly Trp Asp Thr Phe Val 180 185 190 Glu Leu Tyr GlyAsn Asn Ala Ala Ala Glu Ser Arg Lys Gly Gln Glu 195 200 205 Arg Phe AsnArg Trp Phe Leu Thr Gly Met Thr Val Ala Gly Val Val 210 215 220 Leu LeuGly Ser Leu Phe Ser Arg Lys 225 230 49 4006 DNA human adenovirus type 9CDS (1569)..(2117) 49 ctatctatat aatatacccc acaaagtaaa caaaagttaatatgcaaatg agcttttgaa 60 ttttaacggt ttcgggcgga gccaacgctg attggacgagagaagacgat gcaaatgacg 120 tcacgactgc acggctaacg gtcgccgcgg aggcgtggcctagcccggaa gcaagtcgcg 180 gggctgatga cgtataaaaa agcggacttt agacccggaaacggccgatt ttcccgcgcc 240 acgcccggat atgaggtaat tctgggcgga tgcaagtgaaattaggtcat tttggcgcga 300 aaactgaatg aggaagtgaa aagcgaaaaa taccggtccctcccagggcg gaatatttac 360 cgagggccga gagactttga ccgattacgt gggggtttcgattgcggtgt ttttttcgcg 420 aatttccgcg tccgtgtcaa agtccggtgt ttatgtcacagatcagctga tccgcaggta 480 tttaaaccag tcgagtccgt caagaggcca ctcttgagtgccagcgagta gagatttctc 540 tgagctccgc tcccagagac cgagaaaaat gagacacctgcgcctcctgc cttcaactgt 600 gcccggtgag ctggctgtgc ttatgctgga ggactttgtggatacagtat tggaggacga 660 actgcatcca agtccgttcg agctgggacc cacacttcaggatctctatg atctggaggt 720 agatgcccat gatgacgacc ctaacgagga ggctgtgaatttaatatttc cagaatctat 780 gattcttcag gctgacatag ccaacgaatc tactccacttcatacaccga ctctgtcacc 840 catacctgaa ttggaagagg aggacgaact agacctccggtgttatgagg aaggttttcc 900 tcccagcgat tcagaggatg aacggggtga gcagaccatggctctgatct cagactatgc 960 ttgtgtgatt gtggaggagc aagatgtgat tgaaaaatctactgagccag tacaaggctg 1020 taggaactgc cagtaccacc gggataagtc cggagatgtgaacgcctcct gcgctttgtg 1080 ctatatgaaa cagactttca gctttattta cagtaagtggagtgaatgtg agagaggctg 1140 agtgcttaac acataactgt aatgcttgaa cagctgtgctaagtgtggtt tattttgtta 1200 ctaggtccgg tgtcagagga tgagttatca ccctcagaagaagaccaccc gtctccccct 1260 gagctgtcag gcgaaacgcc cctgcaagtg ttcagacccaccccagtcag acccagtggc 1320 gagaggcgag cggctgttga caaaattgag gacttgttgcaggacatggg tggggatgaa 1380 cctttggacc tgagcttgaa acgccccagg aactagacgcacgtgcgctt agtcatgtgt 1440 aaataaagtt gtacaataaa agtctatgtg acgcatgcaaggtgtggttt atgactcatg 1500 ggcggggctt agtcctatat aagtggcaac acctgggcacttgggcacag accttcaggg 1560 agttcctg atg gat gtg tgg act atc ctt gca gacttt agc aag aca cgc 1610 Met Asp Val Trp Thr Ile Leu Ala Asp Phe Ser LysThr Arg 1 5 10 cgg ctt gta gag gat agt tca gac ggg tgc tcc ggg ttc tggaga cac 1658 Arg Leu Val Glu Asp Ser Ser Asp Gly Cys Ser Gly Phe Trp ArgHis 15 20 25 30 tgg ttt gga act cct cta tct cgc ctg gtg tac aca gtt aagaag gat 1706 Trp Phe Gly Thr Pro Leu Ser Arg Leu Val Tyr Thr Val Lys LysAsp 35 40 45 tat aaa gag gaa ttt gaa aat att ttt gct gac tgc tct ggc ctgcta 1754 Tyr Lys Glu Glu Phe Glu Asn Ile Phe Ala Asp Cys Ser Gly Leu Leu50 55 60 gat tct ctg aat ctt ggc cac cag tcc ctt ttc cag gaa agg gta ctc1802 Asp Ser Leu Asn Leu Gly His Gln Ser Leu Phe Gln Glu Arg Val Leu 6570 75 cac agc ctt gat ttt tcc agc cca ggg cgc act aca gcc ggg gtt gct1850 His Ser Leu Asp Phe Ser Ser Pro Gly Arg Thr Thr Ala Gly Val Ala 8085 90 ttt gtg gtt ttt ctg gtt gac aaa tgg agc cag gac acc caa ctg agc1898 Phe Val Val Phe Leu Val Asp Lys Trp Ser Gln Asp Thr Gln Leu Ser 95100 105 110 agg ggc tac atc ctg gac ttc gca gcc atg cac ctg tgg agg gcctgg 1946 Arg Gly Tyr Ile Leu Asp Phe Ala Ala Met His Leu Trp Arg Ala Trp115 120 125 atc agg cag cgg gga cag aga atc ttg aat tac tgg ctt cta cagcca 1994 Ile Arg Gln Arg Gly Gln Arg Ile Leu Asn Tyr Trp Leu Leu Gln Pro130 135 140 gca gct ccg ggt ctt ctt cgt cta cac aga caa aca tcc atg ttggag 2042 Ala Ala Pro Gly Leu Leu Arg Leu His Arg Gln Thr Ser Met Leu Glu145 150 155 gaa gaa atg agg cag gcc atg gac gag aac ccg agg agc ggc ctggac 2090 Glu Glu Met Arg Gln Ala Met Asp Glu Asn Pro Arg Ser Gly Leu Asp160 165 170 cct ccg tcg gaa gag gag ctg gat tga atcaggtatc cagcctgtac2137 Pro Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Leu Asp 175 180 ccagagctta gcaaggtgctgacatccatg gccaggggag ttaagaggga gaggagcgat 2197 gggggtaata ccgggatgatgaccgagctg acggccagcc tgatgaatcg gaaacgccca 2257 gagcgcctta cctggtacgagctacagcag gagtgcaggg atgagttggg cctgatgcag 2317 gataaatatg gcctggagcagataaaaacc cattggttga acccagatga ggattgggag 2377 gaggctatta agaagtatgccaagatagcc ctgcgcccag attgcaagta catagtgacc 2437 aagaccgtga atatcagacatgcctgctac atctcgggga acggggcaga ggtggtcatc 2497 gataccctgg acaaggccgccttcaggtgt tgcatgatgg gaatgagagc aggagtgatg 2557 aatatgaatt ccatgatcttcatgaacatg aagttcaatg gagagaagtt taatggggtg 2617 ctgttcatgg ccaacagccagatgaccctg catggctgca gtttcttcgg cttcaacaat 2677 atgtgcgcag aggtctggggcgcttccaag atcaggggat gtaagtttta tggctgctgg 2737 atgggcgtgg tcggaagaccagagagcgag atgtctgtga agcagtgtgt gtttgagaaa 2797 tgctacctgg gagtctctaccgagggcaat gctagagtga gacactgctc ttccctggag 2857 acgggctgct tctgcctggtgaagggcaca gcctctctga agcataacat ggtgaagggc 2917 tgcacggatg agcgcatgtacaacatgctg acctgcgatt cgggggtctg ccatatcctg 2977 aagaacatcc atgtgacctcccaccccaga aagaagtggc cagtgtttga gaataacctg 3037 ctgatcaagt gccatatgcacctgggagcc agaaggggca ccttccagcc gtaccagtgc 3097 aactttagcc agaccaagctgctgttggag aacgatgcct tctccagggt gaacctgaac 3157 ggcatctttg acatggatgtctcggtgtac aagatcctga gatacgatga gaccaagtcc 3217 agggtgcgcg cttgcgagtgcgggggcaga cacaccagga tgcagccagt ggccctggat 3277 gtgaccgagg agctgagaccagaccacctg gtgatggcct gtaccgggac cgagttcagc 3337 tccagtgggg aggacacagattagaggtag gtcgagtgag tagtgggcgt ggctaaggtg 3397 actataaagg cgggtgtcttacgagggtct ttttgctttt ctgcagacat catgaacggg 3457 acgggcgggg ccttcgaaggggcgcttttt agcccttatt tgacaacccg cctgccggga 3517 tgggccggag ttcgtcagaatgtgatggga tcgacggtgg atgggcgccc agtgcttcca 3577 gcaaattcct cgaccatgacctacgcgacc gtggggagct cgtcgctcga cagcaccgcc 3637 gcagccgcgg cagccgcagctgccatgaca gcgacgagac tggcctcgag ctacatgccc 3697 agcagcggca gcagcccctctgtgcccagt tccatcatcg ccgaggagaa actgctggcc 3757 ctgctggccg agctggaagccctgagccgc cagctggccg ccctgaccca gcaggtgtcc 3817 gacgtccgcg agcagcaacagcagcaaaat aaatgattca ataaacacag attctgattc 3877 aaacagcaaa gcatctttattattatttat tttttcgcgc gcggtaggcc ctggtccacc 3937 tctcccgatc attgagagtgcggtggattt tttccaggac ccggtagagg tgggattgga 3997 tgttgaggt 4006 50 182PRT human adenovirus type 9 50 Met Asp Val Trp Thr Ile Leu Ala Asp PheSer Lys Thr Arg Arg Leu 1 5 10 15 Val Glu Asp Ser Ser Asp Gly Cys SerGly Phe Trp Arg His Trp Phe 20 25 30 Gly Thr Pro Leu Ser Arg Leu Val TyrThr Val Lys Lys Asp Tyr Lys 35 40 45 Glu Glu Phe Glu Asn Ile Phe Ala AspCys Ser Gly Leu Leu Asp Ser 50 55 60 Leu Asn Leu Gly His Gln Ser Leu PheGln Glu Arg Val Leu His Ser 65 70 75 80 Leu Asp Phe Ser Ser Pro Gly ArgThr Thr Ala Gly Val Ala Phe Val 85 90 95 Val Phe Leu Val Asp Lys Trp SerGln Asp Thr Gln Leu Ser Arg Gly 100 105 110 Tyr Ile Leu Asp Phe Ala AlaMet His Leu Trp Arg Ala Trp Ile Arg 115 120 125 Gln Arg Gly Gln Arg IleLeu Asn Tyr Trp Leu Leu Gln Pro Ala Ala 130 135 140 Pro Gly Leu Leu ArgLeu His Arg Gln Thr Ser Met Leu Glu Glu Glu 145 150 155 160 Met Arg GlnAla Met Asp Glu Asn Pro Arg Ser Gly Leu Asp Pro Pro 165 170 175 Ser GluGlu Glu Leu Asp 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What is claimed is:
 1. A method to propagate a recombinant viral vectorcomprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an apoptosis-inducingprotein, said method comprising culturing an isolated cell transfectedwith: a. a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acidsequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis operatively linkedto a transcription control sequence; and, b. a recombinant viral vectorcomprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inducesapoptosis operatively linked to a transcription control sequence;wherein said isolated cell is cultured under conditions effective topropagate said recombinant viral vector.
 2. The method of claim 1,further comprising recovering said recombinant viral vector from saidisolated cell.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said recombinantnucleic acid molecule of (a) is contained within said recombinant viralvector of (b).
 4. The method of claim 3, wherein said nucleic acidsequence of (a) and said nucleic acid sequence of (b) are operativelylinked to different transcription control sequences.
 5. The method ofclaim 3, wherein said nucleic acid sequence of (a) and said nucleic acidsequence of (b) are separated by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES).6. The method of claim 1, wherein said protein that inhibits apoptosisis selected from the group consisting of inhibitors of caspase-8 familyactivation and inhibitors of caspase-9 family activation.
 7. The methodof claim 1, wherein said protein that inhibits apoptosis is a proteinhaving biological activity of a protein selected from the groupconsisting of cowpox virus caspase inhibitor (CrmA), baculovirus p35,inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP), dominant negative Fas-associatingdeath domain-containing protein (dominant negative FADD), dominantnegative Fas, FADD-like ICE inhibitory protein (FLIP), Bcl-2, Bcl-X_(L),and adenovirus E1B- 19K protein.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein saidnucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis encodesa protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:44,SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:50, and positions 80-208 of SEQ IDNO:14.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid sequenceencoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis is selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:43,SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:49, and positions 367-753 of SEQID NO:13.
 10. The method of claim 1, wherein said protein that inhibitsapoptosis is a protein having CrmA biological activity.
 11. The methodof claim 1, wherein said protein that induces apoptosis has biologicalactivity of a protein selected from the group consisting of Fas ligand,Fas, Fas-associating death domain-containing protein (FADD),Fas-associated death domain-like IL-1β converting enzyme (FLICE), tumornecrosis factor (TNF), TWEAK/Apo3L, TRAIL/Apo2L, Bax, Bid, Bik, Bad,Bak, and RICK.
 12. The method of claim 1, wherein said protein thatinduces apoptosis comprises an amino acid sequence selected from thegroup consisting of SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ IDNO:10, SEQ ID NO:12,SEQ IDNO:14, SEQ IDNO:16, SEQ IDNO:18, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ IDNO:34 and SEQ ID NO:36.
 13. The method of claim 1, wherein said nucleicacid sequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosis is selected fromthe group consisting of SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ IDNO:11, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ IDNO:2 1, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ IDNO:31, SEQ ID NO:33 and SEQ ID NO:35.
 14. The method of claim 1, whereinsaid recombinant viral vector is packaging deficient.
 15. The method ofclaim 1, wherein said recombinant viral vector is replication deficient.16. The method of claim 1, wherein said recombinant viral vector is froma virus selected from the group consisting of alphaviruses, poxviruses,adenoviruses, herpesviruses, lentiviruses, adeno-associated viruses,vaccinia viruses, baculoviruses, parvoviruses and retroviruses.
 17. Themethod of claim 1, wherein said recombinant viral vector is from anadenovirus.
 18. The method of claim 1, wherein said recombinant viralvector comprises a human adenovirus 5 construct under the control of aCMV immediate early promoter.
 19. The method of claim 18, wherein saidhuman adenovirus 5 construct is replication deficient.
 20. The method ofclaim 1, wherein said recombinant viral vector comprises a nucleic acidsequence represented by at least a portion of SEQ ID NO:4.
 21. Themethod of claim 1, wherein said isolated cell is a mammalian cell. 22.The method of claim 1, wherein said isolated cell produces at leastabout 1×10⁸ plaque forming units (pfu) of said recombinant viral vectorper ml of supernatant isolated from said cell.
 23. The method of claim1, wherein said isolated cell produces at least about 5×10⁸ pfu of saidrecombinant viral vector per ml of supernatant isolated from said cell.24. The method of claim 1, wherein said isolated cell produces at leastabout 1×10⁹ pfu of said recombinant viral vector per ml of supernatantisolated from said cell.
 25. An isolated cell, wherein said cell istransfected with: a. a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising anucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosisoperatively linked to a transcription control sequence; and, b. arecombinant viral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding aprotein that induces apoptosis operatively linked to a transcriptioncontrol sequence.
 26. The cell of claim 25, wherein said recombinantnucleic acid molecule of (a) is contained within said recombinant viralvector of (b).
 27. The cell of claim 26, wherein said nucleic acidsequence of (a) and said nucleic acid sequence of (b) are operativelylinked to different transcription control sequences.
 28. The cell ofclaim 26, wherein said nucleic acid sequence of (a) and said nucleicacid sequence of (b) are separated by an internal ribosome entry site(IRES).
 29. The cell of claim 25, wherein said protein that inhibitsapoptosis is selected from the group consisting of inhibitors ofcaspase-8 family activation and inhibitors of caspase-9 familyactivation.
 30. The cell of claim 25, wherein said protein that inhibitsapoptosis is a protein having biological activity of a protein selectedfrom the group consisting of cowpox virus caspase inhibitor (CrmA),baculovirus p35, inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP), dominant negativeFas-associating death domain-containing protein (dominant negativeFADD), dominant negative Fas, FADD-like ICE inhibitory protein (FLIP),Bcl-2, Bcl-X_(L), and adenovirus E1B- 19K protein.
 31. The cell of claim25, wherein said protein that induces apoptosis has biological activityof a protein selected from the group consisting of Fas ligand, Fas,Fas-associating death domain-containing protein (FADD), Fas-associateddeath domain-like IL-1β converting enzyme (FLICE), tumor necrosis factor(TNF), TWEAK/Apo3L, TRAIL/Apo2L, Bax, Bid, Bik, Bad, Bak, and RICK. 32.The cell of claim 25, wherein said recombinant viral vector is from avirus selected from the group consisting of alphaviruses, poxviruses,adenoviruses, herpesviruses, lentiviruses, adeno-associated viruses,vaccinia viruses, baculoviruses, parvoviruses and retroviruses.
 33. Thecell of claim 25, wherein said isolated cell produces at least about1×10⁸ pfu of said recombinant viral vector per ml of supernatantisolated from said cell.
 34. The cell of claim 25, wherein said cell isa mammalian cell.
 35. A recombinant viral vector for inducing apoptosisin cells transfected with said vector, said viral vector comprising arecombinant virus comprising: a. an isolated nucleic acid sequenceencoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis operatively linked to atranscription control sequence; and, b. an isolated nucleic acidsequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosis operatively linked toa transcription control sequence.
 36. The viral vector of claim 35,wherein said nucleic acid sequence of (a) and said nucleic acid sequenceof (b) are operatively linked to different transcription controlsequences.
 37. The viral vector of claim 35, wherein said nucleic acidsequence of (a) and said nucleic acid sequence of (b) are separated byan internal ribosome entry site (IRES).
 38. The viral vector of claim35, wherein said protein that inhibits apoptosis is selected from thegroup consisting of inhibitors of caspase-8 family activation andinhibitors of caspase-9 family activation.
 39. The viral vector of claim35, wherein said protein that inhibits apoptosis is a protein havingbiological activity of a protein selected from the group consisting ofcowpox virus caspase inhibitor (CrmA), baculovirus p35, inhibitor ofapoptosis protein (IAP), dominant negative Fas-associating deathdomain-containing protein (dominant negative FADD), dominant negativeFas, FADD-like ICE inhibitory protein (FLIP), Bcl-2, BCl-X_(L), andadenovirus E1B- 19K protein.
 40. The viral vector of claim 35, whereinsaid protein that induces apoptosis has biological activity of a proteinselected from the group consisting of Fas ligand, Fas, Fas-associatingdeath domain-containing protein (FADD), Fas-associated death domain-likeIL-1 β converting enzyme (FLICE), tumor necrosis factor (TNF),TWEAK/Apo3L, TRAIL/Apo2L, Bax, Bid, Bik, Bad, Bak, and RICK.
 41. Theviral vector of claim 35, wherein said recombinant viral vector is froma virus selected from the group consisting of alphaviruses, poxviruses,adenoviruses, herpesviruses, lentiviruses, adeno-associated viruses,vaccinia viruses, baculoviruses, parvoviruses and retroviruses.
 42. Theviral vector of claim 35, wherein said recombinant viral vectorcomprises a nucleic acid sequence represented by at least a portion ofSEQ ID NO:4.
 43. A recombinant viral vector comprising: a. an isolatedhuman adenovirus 5 construct encoded by a nucleic acid sequencecomprising at least a portion of SEQ ID NO:4; and, b. a recombinantnucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding Fasligand or a biologically active fragment thereof, operatively linked toa transcription control sequence.
 44. A method of suppressingT-lymphocyte-mediated graft rejection in a recipient mammal, said methodcomprising introducing into said mammal a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier comprising a recombinant viral vector comprising a nucleic acidsequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosis operatively linked toa transcription control sequence, wherein said recombinant viral vectorexpresses said protein that induces apoptosis.
 45. The method of claim44, wherein said pharmaceutically acceptable carrier further comprises arecombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequenceencoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis operatively linked to atranscription control sequence.
 46. The method of claim 45, wherein saidrecombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequenceencoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis is contained within saidrecombinant viral vector.
 47. The method of claim 46, wherein saidnucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis andsaid nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosis areoperatively linked to different transcription control sequences.
 48. Themethod of claim 46, wherein said nucleic acid sequence encoding aprotein that inhibits apoptosis and said nucleic acid sequence encodinga protein that induces apoptosis are separated by an internal ribosomeentry site (IRES).
 49. The method of claim 45, wherein saidpharmaceutically acceptable carrier is an isolated cell that istransfected with said recombinant nucleic acid molecule and saidrecombinant viral vector.
 50. The method of claim 44, wherein saidpharmaceutically acceptable carrier is selected from the groupconsisting of an isolated cell and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient.
 51. The method of claim 50, wherein said cell is a cell ofsaid graft.
 52. The method of claim 50, wherein said cell is not a partof said graft.
 53. The method of claim 50, wherein said cell is an isletcell.
 54. A method of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells of a recipientmammal, comprising introducing into said mammal a recombinant viralvector comprising: a. a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising anucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosisoperatively linked to a transcription control sequence; and, b. arecombinant viral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding aprotein that induces apoptosis operatively linked to a transcriptioncontrol sequence; wherein said protein that induces apoptosis isexpressed by a cell at or adjacent to a site of said cancer, and whereinsaid expression of said protein at said site of said cancer issufficient to produce a result selected from the group consisting of:reduction of tumor size, elimination of tumor cells at said site;prevention of tumor growth at said site and prevention of metastasesfrom said tumor cells.
 55. The method of claim 54, wherein said canceris selected from the group consisting of lung cancer, brain cancer,prostate cancer, lymphoma and leukemia.
 56. A method of suppressing aT-lymphocyte-mediated disease in a recipient mammal, said methodcomprising introducing into said mammal a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier comprising a recombinant viral vector comprising a nucleic acidsequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosis operatively linked toa transcription control sequence, wherein said recombinant viral vectorexpresses said protein that induces apoptosis.
 57. The method of claim56, wherein said pharmaceutically acceptable carrier further comprises arecombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequenceencoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis operatively linked to atranscription control sequence.
 58. The method of claim 57, wherein saidrecombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequenceencoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis is contained within saidrecombinant viral vector.
 59. The method of claim 58, wherein saidnucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that inhibits apoptosis andsaid nucleic acid sequence encoding a protein that induces apoptosis areoperatively linked to different transcription control sequences.
 60. Themethod of claim 58, wherein said nucleic acid sequence encoding aprotein that inhibits apoptosis and said nucleic acid sequence encodinga protein that induces apoptosis are separated by an internal ribosomeentry site (IRES).
 61. The method of claim 57, wherein saidpharmaceutically acceptable carrier is an isolated cell that istransfected with said recombinant nucleic acid molecule and saidrecombinant viral vector.
 62. The method of claim 56, wherein saidpharmaceutically acceptable carrier is selected from the groupconsisting of an isolated cell and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient.
 63. The method of claim 56, wherein said Tlymphocyte-mediated disease is selected from the group consisting ofrheumatoid arthritis, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, multiplesclerosis, lupus erythematosus, myasthenia gravis, and graft versus hostreactions.